Mumbai: 12 dead, 19 injured as residential building collapses in Malad West

At least 12 people including eight children were killed and nineteen others injured after a twostoried residential building collapsed on an adjoining structure in New Collector compound slum on Abdul Hamid road in Malvani at Malad West Mumbai late on Wednesday nightAs per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC the building collapsed on a nearby residential building and the incident also affected another residential structure that is now in a lsquodangerous conditionrsquo The incident was reported around 1110 pm httpstco6z62kCPMbwmdash Mumbai BMC mybmc June 10 2021While 12 persons perished with nine from a single family a few more persons are still feared trapped under the debris Residents from affected structures are being evacuated Search and rescue operation for trapped people is underwayAlso Read Mumbai building collapse Man survives but loses 9 family membersThe victims have been identified as Arifa Shaikh 9 Jhoni Irrana 13 plus nine members of a single family Alfisa S Siddiqui 18month old Afina S Siddiqui 6 Sahil S Sayyed 9 Alisha S Siddiqui 10 Taher S Siddiqui 12 Taufik S Siddiqui 15 Raisabano S Siddiqui 40 Ishratbano S Siddiqui 40 and Shafiq M Siddiqui 45The injured persons have been shifted to BDBA hospital ldquoThere is a possibility of more people are stuck under the debris Teams are present here to rescue peoplerdquo said Vishal Thakur Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP Zone 11 MumbaiMaharashtra Minister Aslam Shaikh who reached the incident site said ldquoBuildings have collapsed due to rain Rescue operation is underway Injured people have been shifted to the hospital Debris of the buildings is being removed to find out if more people are stuckrdquoInjured people had to be carried in the arms to ambulance as vehicles could not reach the spot of tragedy because the roads and narrow lanes are encroached in Malwani by illegal structures A chaotic scene patel_bhupen mid_day pictwittercomNiSta2lhv0mdash Diwakar Sharma DiwakarSharmaa June 10 2021Siddiqui a local said the incident took place around 10 pm ldquoThe incident took place at around 1015 pm I came out after two persons asked us to leave the building As I was rushing out I saw three buildings including a dairy collapsed near our building he saidThe local police and fire brigade officials are carrying out rescue operations Among those admitted to the hospital the condition of at least 3 is criticalMumbai Police registered a case under IPC Section 304 2 culpable homicide not amounting to murder against the owner of the structure that collapsed and the contractor ldquoThey had recently made some structural changes after cyclone Tauktaerdquo said Vishwas Nangre Patil Joint CP Law and OrderThe contractor has already been taken into custody for an enquiry he addedMaharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray visited Ambedkar Hospital in Kandivli to meet those injured in the incident Minister Aaditya Thackeray BMC commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal and Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar were also presentldquoFamilies of the deceased will be given Rs 5 lakh each as compensationrdquo said minister Aslam ShaikhPrime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief at the loss of lives and announced Rs 2 lakh exgratia each for the next of kin of the deceased from the Prime Ministers National Relief FundIn a condolence message from the prime minister his office tweeted Pained by the loss of lives due to the collapse of a structure in Malad West Mumbai In this hour of grief my thoughts are with the bereaved families I pray that the injured recover at the earliestA sum of Rs 50000 would be provided to each of the injured Modi saidWith agency inputs