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Mumbai building collapse kills 25 | Mumbai building collapse kills 25 |
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At least 25 people have died and many others have been injured when a building collapsed in a Mumbai suburb. | At least 25 people have died and many others have been injured when a building collapsed in a Mumbai suburb. |
Officials say dozens of more people are still trapped in the rubble of the seven-storey building in Borivali area. | |
The accident took place on Wednesday evening and rescuers used bulldozers and cranes to sift through the debris through the night to find survivors. | The accident took place on Wednesday evening and rescuers used bulldozers and cranes to sift through the debris through the night to find survivors. |
Authorities say faulty repair work being carried out on the building could have caused the collapse. | |
Mumbai city's Municipal Commissioner Jayraj Pathak, told the BBC at least 20 to 25 people were still stuck in the rubble. He said rescue operations were on to find them. | |
No warning | |
"We have added 100 more labourers to remove the debris because one-fourth of the rubble is yet to be removed," he said. | |
The building had shops and offices on the ground floor and residential quarters on the other floors. | The building had shops and offices on the ground floor and residential quarters on the other floors. |
It is not yet clear what caused the collapse. Mr Pathak said he would investigate reports that a supporting column had been removed from the building during renovations. | |
The building collapsed on Wednesday evening without any warning, trapping numerous people living and working there in the rubble. | |
In Indian cities where land is at a premium, thousands continue to live in old and dilapidated buildings and civic authorities are often accused of not enforcing building codes. | In Indian cities where land is at a premium, thousands continue to live in old and dilapidated buildings and civic authorities are often accused of not enforcing building codes. |