Mumbai Building Collapse: 15 killed, 34 injured, several still trapped
Several people are still believed to be trapped inside the debris of the five-storied century-old residential building that collapsed at the congested Bhendi Bazaar area in south Mumbai collapsed on Thursday morning.
The 125-old residential building, named Husseini, located near JJ Junction in Pakmodia street, reportedly collapsed around 8.30 am.
Ambulances, 10 fire brigades and 90National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been rushed to Husseini Building, which was located in a busy market area.
According to reports, 28 people have been rescued so far. .
Mumbai experienced incessant downpour for the last few days which may have caused the building collapse.
In the past one month this is the third incident of building collapse in Mumbai.
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