11 killed in Thane building collapse, see pics

At least 11 people are dead and seven injured in a building collapse in Thane district of Maharashtra, early Tuesday morning. More than 15 persons are suspected to be trapped inside the building, said Thane Municipal Offficer. (Source: Photo by Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)

The incident took place at around 2 am and the rescue team reached around 4 am. (Source: Photo by Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)

Rescue operations are currently underway and a team of NDRF is at the site. An injured man being taken away. (Source: Photo by Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)

“We managed to save the life of 15 residents trapped inside the building. 7 were dead. The rescue operation was completed in 6 hours. We saved two lives because of our dog squads,” said Parth Sen an inspector in chage of National Disaster Rescue. (Source: Photo by Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)

The Thane Municipal Corporation official said that that there were five families living in Krishna Niwas. (Source: Photo by Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)

Soon after the collapse, 50 personnel from fire brigade and National Disaster Response Force reached the spot and began rescue operations to save those trapped in the debris. The team managed to pull out at least a dozen people from the debris, who were immediately rushed to nearby local hospital even as heavy downpour and pitch darkness hampered the rescue work. (Source: Photo by Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)

As per civic sources, the occupants were asked to vacate the building but they refused to comply with the orders. (Source: Photo by Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)

This is the second major incident of building collapse within a week after a 40-year-old building crashed in Chole village of Thakurli in Kalyan claiming nine lives. (Source: Photo by Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)