Mumbai Building Collapse

Portion of MHADA residential building collapses in Mumbai; no injuries

A portion of a three-storey residential building, a property of the Maharashtra government's housing agency MHADA, collapsed in Mumbai on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. No one was injured in the incident after which the building, which consisted of 30 rooms and eight shops, was vacated, they said. The slab and plaster from the first floor of the building, 'Karim', located in central Mumbai's Madanpura locality, fell at around 12.45 pm, a civic official said, citing information received from the Fire Brigade. "There was no report of injury to anyone," the official said. He said the building was a property of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA). Another civic official said emergency response teams, including the Fire Brigade, police, civic undertaking BEST, ward staff and an ambulance, were immediately mobilized to the site. MHADA officials also visited the spot.

Six injured as 5 houses collapse after gas cylinder explosion in Mumbai

Six persons were injured as five houses collapsed after a gas cylinder exploded in one of them in Chembur area of Mumbai on Wednesday morning, following which 11 people were rescued, civic officials said. The incident took place at 7.50 am at Old Barrack near Golf Club in Chembur area. "A gas cylinder exploded in a house, leading to the collapse of five two-storey structures," a civic official said. Six persons, including a 47-year-old woman, were injured in the incident. All of them were admitted to the nearby Shatabdi Hospital. They are being treated at the Out-patient Department (OPD) of the hospital and their condition is stable, he said. Eleven people, including around five persons who were stranded on the first floors of the houses, were rescued, the official said. Following the explosion, fire brigade, police, civic staff, ambulance service and other agencies were mobilised, a fire brigade official said. "Five fire brigade vehicles are currently at the spot and the personn

Mumbai building collapse: Two dead, 12 injured, rescue in progress

Two men, aged 28 and 30, among those brought to the Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar, was declared dead on arrival

Bhiwandi building collapse incident: NDRF rescues 25, death toll up at 40

Soon after the incident, the NDRF, fire brigade, and police teams had reached the spot and carried out rescue operations

Death toll in Mumbai building collapse rises to 6; rescue ops continue

Three people are still injured of which condition of a 17-year-boy is critical

Portion of six-storey building collapses in Mumbai; many feared trapped

The building had been partly vacated for repairs by Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), BMC

Who is behind Mumbai building collapse? Five key points based on data

Over 14,000 buildings in Mumbai are at risk of collapsing

Mumbai building collapse: Toll rises to 14, many feared trapped in rubble

Mumbai police has made lightning arrangements to carry out rescue operation in night

499 Mumbai buildings at risk of collapsing even as municipal funds dry up

The dire situation in Mumbai is mirrored nationwide, with 1,830 "structural collapses" reported in 2015

Mumbai building collapse: Activists demand stern action against officials

The state govt has not announced any compensation amount as yet, possibly as the ill-fated building was illegal

11 killed, over 40 feared trapped as building collapses in Mumbai locality

The National Disaster Response Force said six men, four women and a child were killed while eight were injured

12 killed as building collapses in Mumbai's Dongri area, 40 feared trapped

The 'Kesarbai' building, located in a bustling narrow lane in Tandel Street of Dongri area of south Mumbai, crashed around 11.40 am

Mumbai building collapse: Death toll rises to 33, many trapped under debris

A 117-year-old, five-storey residential building collapsed in Bhendi Bazar area of south Mumbai

Mumbai building collapse: 19 killed, 12 injured, 30 others feared trapped

NDRF deployed for rescues operations; reason behind collapse yet to be known