Residential building collapses in Navi Mumbai

Mumbai: At least one person was killed after a four-storey residential building collapsed in Navi Mumbai’s CBD Belapur area early on Saturday and a search operation is underway to find two others feared trapped under the rubble, officials said.

Two people were rescued after the incident that occurred at 4.50 am in Shahbaz village, they said, adding that before the building collapsed, the authorities managed to evacuate 52 residents.

“The four-storey building with several residential units and three shops collapsed early this morning. Fifty-two residents, including 13 children, were evacuated. A man and a woman who were trapped under the rubble were rescued and admitted to a hospital, while search efforts continue for the remaining individuals,” Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) Commissioner Kailas Shinde said.

The collapsed building was just 10 years old, he said.