<p>The death toll in Bhiwandi building collapse mounted to 40, making it one of the biggest such disasters in the Mumbai metropolitan region in a quarter of a century.</p>.<p>The three-storey Jilani building in the Patel Compound at Narpoli off the Dhamankar Naka of Muslim community-dominated Bhiwandi area, nearly 60 kms off downtown Mumbai, collapsed like a pack of cards in the wee hours of Monday.</p>.<p>At least 20 to 25 families, over 150 persons, occupied the ill-fated building that was built more than 30 years ago.</p>.<p>The BNMC late on Monday suspended two civic officials Sudhram Jadhav and Dudhnath Yadav.</p>.<p>The Narpoli police station has registered an offence against builder Syed Ahmed Jilani and others.</p>.<p>Heavy intermittent rains are creating troubles for the rescue of relief operations, that entered the third day.</p>.<p>A few persons are still feared trapped.<br /><br /><strong>MAJOR BUILDING COLLAPSES IN MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGION</strong><br /><br />8 March 1996: Navare Apartments near Sion station collapses, 29 dead</p>.<p>17 September 1997: Part of Poonam Chambers at Worli collapses, five dead<br /><br />3 August 1998: Govind Tower at Bandra East collapses, nearly 30 killed<br /><br />25 June 2005: Pushpanjali Building at Khar collapses, six killed<br /><br />25 August 2005: Sadaf Manzil at Nagpada collapses, 11 killed<br /><br />29 August 2005: Rassiwalla Building at Metro Cinema collapses, six killed<br /><br />22 June 2007: Laxmi Chhaya Towers at Borivli collapse, nearly 30 people killed<br /><br />17 August 2010: Sonibai Apartments in Kalwa collapse, 10 killed<br /><br />4 April 2013: Building at Lucky Compound in Mumbra collapses, 78 dead, 60 injured<br /><br />10 June 2013: Aftab Mansion in Mahim collapses, 10 dead, 7 injured<br /><br />21 June 2013: Smriti Complex at Mumbra collapses, 10 killed, 21 injured<br /><br />14 March 2013: Aaram building at Santacruz collapses, 7 killed<br /><br />27 September 2013: Building in Mazgaon-Dockyard Road collapses, 61 dead<br /><br />4 August 2015: Krishna Niwas at Naupada in Thane collapses, 12 killed<br /><br />31 July 2016: Kabir Shaikh-ki-Building collapses at Bhiwandi, 8 killed, 24 injured<br /><br />25 July 2017: A four-storey building collapsed killing 17 persons in Ghatkopar<br /><br />31 August 2017: Five-storey Husaini Building caves in at Bhendi Bazaar killing 33 persons.</p>
<p>The death toll in Bhiwandi building collapse mounted to 40, making it one of the biggest such disasters in the Mumbai metropolitan region in a quarter of a century.</p>.<p>The three-storey Jilani building in the Patel Compound at Narpoli off the Dhamankar Naka of Muslim community-dominated Bhiwandi area, nearly 60 kms off downtown Mumbai, collapsed like a pack of cards in the wee hours of Monday.</p>.<p>At least 20 to 25 families, over 150 persons, occupied the ill-fated building that was built more than 30 years ago.</p>.<p>The BNMC late on Monday suspended two civic officials Sudhram Jadhav and Dudhnath Yadav.</p>.<p>The Narpoli police station has registered an offence against builder Syed Ahmed Jilani and others.</p>.<p>Heavy intermittent rains are creating troubles for the rescue of relief operations, that entered the third day.</p>.<p>A few persons are still feared trapped.<br /><br /><strong>MAJOR BUILDING COLLAPSES IN MUMBAI METROPOLITAN REGION</strong><br /><br />8 March 1996: Navare Apartments near Sion station collapses, 29 dead</p>.<p>17 September 1997: Part of Poonam Chambers at Worli collapses, five dead<br /><br />3 August 1998: Govind Tower at Bandra East collapses, nearly 30 killed<br /><br />25 June 2005: Pushpanjali Building at Khar collapses, six killed<br /><br />25 August 2005: Sadaf Manzil at Nagpada collapses, 11 killed<br /><br />29 August 2005: Rassiwalla Building at Metro Cinema collapses, six killed<br /><br />22 June 2007: Laxmi Chhaya Towers at Borivli collapse, nearly 30 people killed<br /><br />17 August 2010: Sonibai Apartments in Kalwa collapse, 10 killed<br /><br />4 April 2013: Building at Lucky Compound in Mumbra collapses, 78 dead, 60 injured<br /><br />10 June 2013: Aftab Mansion in Mahim collapses, 10 dead, 7 injured<br /><br />21 June 2013: Smriti Complex at Mumbra collapses, 10 killed, 21 injured<br /><br />14 March 2013: Aaram building at Santacruz collapses, 7 killed<br /><br />27 September 2013: Building in Mazgaon-Dockyard Road collapses, 61 dead<br /><br />4 August 2015: Krishna Niwas at Naupada in Thane collapses, 12 killed<br /><br />31 July 2016: Kabir Shaikh-ki-Building collapses at Bhiwandi, 8 killed, 24 injured<br /><br />25 July 2017: A four-storey building collapsed killing 17 persons in Ghatkopar<br /><br />31 August 2017: Five-storey Husaini Building caves in at Bhendi Bazaar killing 33 persons.</p>
