Four-storey building collapses in Mumbai, 2 killed
Mumbai, July 16 (IBNS): At least two people were killed as a building collapsed in Mumbai's Dongri area on Tuesday, officials said.
Several people are feared to be trapped under the debris.
Three National Disaster Response Force teams are working at the spot to rescue the trapped people.
BMC officials have blamed the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) and said that the body never has funds to renovate and repair buildings that are old and dilapidated, Times Now reported.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said the main focus of the government at this moment is on the rescue operation.
Housing Minister reaching there.
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) July 16, 2019
Asked Minister @girishdmahajan to take care of all medical assistance.
Asked to avoid crowd as there is narrow space. Currently our prime focus is on rescue efforts.
After going into all details I will announce enquiry: CM https://t.co/Og4hxSCTqK
"Housing Minister reaching there. Asked Minister @girishdmahajan to take care of all medical assistance. Asked to avoid crowd as there is narrow space. Currently our prime focus is on rescue efforts. After going into all details I will announce enquiry," CMO Maharashtra tweeted quoring the CM.
He said: "Around 15 families were residing there."
Uday Samant, MHADA chairman, told Times Now: " We had given the responsibility to repair the buildings in the area to a contractor but no development work was done between 2012 and 2019... We do take the blame and whoever within MHADA is responsible for it, we will take strict action against them."
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