A three-storey building on the outskirts of Mumbai collapsed early on Monday morning as residents were asleep inside, killing at least eight people, local reports said.
A further 20 to 25 people were reported to be trapped in the building in Bhiwandi, Satya Pradhan, the chief of the National Disaster Response Force, said in a tweet. He said rescue teams were en route to the site.
Television showed a pile of rubble with rescuers climbing ladders to get to anyone still inside, and deploying dogs to search for survivors. Reuters partner ANI reported a child had been rescued.
Video: The building caved in early on Monday, police said, adding search and rescue operations are under way#BhiwandiBuildingCollapsepic.twitter.com/QO7qfZ4jai
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Reuters partner ANI quoted the spokesman of Bhiwandi municipal corporation as saying eight people were dead.
The building was on a dangerous building list and a notice for it to be vacated had been issued, the Times of India reported, citing Pankaj Ashiya, a commissioner in the Bhiwandi-Nizampura City Municipal Corporation.
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