2 Dead, Many Feared Trapped In Mumbai’s Building Collapse
KABUL: (MEP) Two persons were killed several others presumed trapped after a three-storeyed-building collapsed in Mumbai Saturday afternoon, civic officials said.
Five persons were rescued from the debris of the building in Kamathipura area of Grant Road, which caved in at around 2 pm, a Fire Brigade official said.
However, two of the injured people succumbed to their injuries at J J Hospital and Nair Hospital, according to BMC Disaster Control Room officials.
The condition of the other injured is said to be critical.
Many people are still feared trapped under the rubble, the Fire Brigade official said, adding the structure housed a beer bar and a factory, among others.
Eight fire engines and three ambulances were pressed into rescue operation, said the fire brigade official.
