At least nine persons were killed when a building collapsed in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi on Friday, ANI quoted National Disaster Response Force as saying.Several persons were feared trapped under the rubble of the four-storey structure. The National Disaster Response Force and other agencies were conducting a search and rescue operation.The building in Balaji Nagar area of the town collapsed at about 11.30 pm on Thursday.#WATCH | Maharashtra | The death toll in the Bhiwandi building collapse incident increases to six after a four-storey building partially collapsed in Bhiwandi, late night. Rescue operations are underway. pic.twitter.com/AjdWO953B0— ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2026
The cause of the collapse was not immediately clear. PTI reported that the building had been declared dangerous by the municipal body and the incident occurred when repair work was underway on the premises.Edited by Anamika Pathak and Tanya Shrivastava.
