Tragic accident in Mumbai, 9 killed, 8 seriously injured in building collapse

മലാഡില്‍ നാലുനില കെട്ടിടം തകര്‍ന്നുവീണ് ഒമ്പതുപേര്‍ മരിച്ചു. എട്ടുപേര്‍ക്ക് പരിക്കേറ്റു. ബുധനാഴ്ച രാത്രി 11.10ഓടെയാണ് സംഭവമെന്ന് ബൃഹാന്‍ മുംബൈ കോര്‍പറേഷന്‍ ദുരന്തനിവാരണ സെല്‍ അറിയിച്ചു. കനത്തമഴയെ തുടര്‍ന്നാണ് കാലപ്പഴക്കമുളള കെട്ടിടം തകര്‍ന്നുവീണത്. പരിക്കേറ്റവരെ ബിഡിബിഎ ആശുപത്രിയിലാണ് പ്രവേശിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത്. അപകടം നടക്കുന്ന സമയത്ത് 70 പേര്‍ കെട്ടിടത്തിനകത്തുണ്ടായിരുന്നുവെന്നാണ് രക്ഷാപ്രവര്‍ത്തനം നടത്തുന്നവര്‍ പറയുന്നു.തകര്‍ന്നുവീണ കെട്ടിടത്തിന് സമീപമുളള മൂന്ന് കെട്ടിടത്തില്‍ നിന്ന് ബിഎംസി ആളുകളെ ഒഴിപ്പിച്ചു . ഇവയും ജീര്‍ണാവസ്ഥയിലാണ്.
Tragic accident in Mumbai, 9 killed, 8 seriously injured in building collapse

A major accident took place in Maharashtra’s capital Mumbai late on Wednesday night and at least 9 people died due to building collapse. At least nine people were killed and eight others were injured when a residential building collapsed at the New Collector’s premises in Mumbai’s Malad West late on Wednesday night, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) reported.

According to the BMC, the incident also engulfed a nearby residential structure. The municipal corporation said it also affected another residential structure in the area which is now in a dangerous condition. People living in the affected buildings are being evacuated. It is being told that the search and rescue operation is going on to rescue the people trapped in the crashed building. The injured have been admitted to BDBA Hospital, where they are undergoing treatment.

Vishal Thakur, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Zone 11 in Mumbai said that 15 people, including women and children, have been rescued and admitted to the hospital. More people are feared trapped under the debris. Teams are here to rescue people. At the same time, Maharashtra Minister Aslam Shaikh, who reached the spot, said that the buildings have collapsed due to the rain. Rescue operation is on. The injured people have been shifted to the hospital. The debris of the buildings is being removed to see if more people are trapped under it.

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