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The death toll in the Mumbai building collapse has risen to 17, ANI reported.
Rescue operations are continuing.
Ghatkopar building collapse: Death toll rises to 17; rescue operations continue. #Mumbai pic.twitter.com/V8o81inFWe
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 26, 2017
11 people rescued safely. Two of our jawans got injured during rescue, being medically treated: Divisional fire officer on building collapse pic.twitter.com/KkwA9rUUo5
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 26, 2017
The four-storey residential building in Ghatkopar, a suburb in eastern Mumbai, had collapsed on Tuesday morning.
As many as 30 others have been injured, ANI reported.
The fire service said another 11 people had been rescued.
According to police, 19 people have been rescued so far.
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis visited the collapse site Tuesday night.
Shiv Sena leader Sunil Shitap, who owned the building, has been arrested and charged with culpable homicide.
He is accused of carrying out illegal alterations to the building.
Prima facie, it is revealed that the accused was carrying out illegal renovation in the building;investigation underway:Joint CP Law & Order
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 25, 2017
Yesterday, nine people had died after the four-storey building collapsed.
Eyewitnesses said four persons were taken out from the rubble of the building that caved in, and rushed to hospital.
The structure that came down on Tuesday morning at the Ghatkopar's Damodar Park area which housed around 15 families.
#Visual Mumbai: 3 people dead, more than 30 feared trapped in residential building collapse in Ghatkopar; rescue operation underway pic.twitter.com/ESIdaGk1cx
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 25, 2017
#Visuals: Ghatkopar (Mumbai) building collapse - 9 people rescued, more than 30 still feared trapped. pic.twitter.com/TWatJ1yuNu
— ANI (@ANI_news) July 25, 2017
News reports said 14 fire tenders and two rescue vans were quickly rushed to the spot.
At least 30 people are feared trapped. At least 10 persons were injured in the mishap (WION)