According to the latest report, six people, including a fireman, have been injured in a building collapse in Mumbai’s Andheri area shortly after midnight on Wednesday, July 28.
The injured were pulled out of debris and rescued after an under-construction four-storey building collapsed. An official stated that a portion on the north side of Mehta Babu Chawl near Salami hotel in Juhu Galli crashed around 12.30 am.
Five persons, including a senior citizen, from the building and a fireman from the rescue team were rushed to the nearby Cooper Hospital. Out of them, fireman Vishwas Rahate (51) was discharged after treatment.
The other injured have been identified as Akbar Shaikh (60), Chand Shaikh (34), Arif Shaikh (17), Azra Shaikh (18) and Shamsuddin Sheikh (50). All are from one family.
Besides, BMC officials said that Shamshuddin has been discharged after treatment for the minor injuries he suffered and the other four are stable in hospital.
Meanwhile, another 10 people were trapped on the first and second floors of the building. They all were also safely rescued, said an official.
However, currently, four fire engines are at the site and work of clearing the debris is on with the help of civic and police personnel, the fire brigade official said.
Moreover, it has been observed that this year house collapses have been on the rise in Mumbai soon after the monsoon began.
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