At least three persons were killed and around two dozen trapped after a two-storey godown collapsed in the Bhiwandi township in Thane district adjoining the financial capital of Mumbai on Saturday.
When last reports came in, two bodies had been recovered.
Eleven injured persons have been rescued and rushed to local hospitals in Thane.
The ground-plus-three structure at the Wardhaman Compound caved in around 1300 hrs, according to the Thane-Rural police.
The building is said to be around 10-year-old.
Teams of Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation and Thane Municipal Corporation have rushed to the site and hectic search and rescue operations are underway, which will continue overnight.
Teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) too have reached the spot and are assisting the local teams in the operations.
According to available information, four families resided on the upper floors and several labourers worked on the ground floor of the building, which houses a godown.
Published 29 April 2023, 09:29 IST