At least 10 people were killed and several others injured and over two dozen were feared trapped after a three-storey building crashed in the power-loom town of Bhiwandi, around 60 km north of Mumbai, early on Monday, officials said.<\/p>\n
Among the deceased, there are four minors and the injured have been rushed to hospitals in Kalyan, Dombivali, Kalwa and Thane.<\/p>\n
Sources informed that around 25 persons, including an infant, have been rescued safely although 12 have suffered injuries from the crash.<\/p>\n
The 40-year-old Jilani Building, which is said to be in a dilapidated condition, is located in the Patel Compound.<\/p>\n
The building suddenly came crashing down around 3.45 a.m. catching all the victims unaware in their sleep.<\/p>\n
As per the locals, the building was in a poor condition and had been served notices by the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation, but those were ignored.<\/p>\n
Moreover, there were unattended problems of leakages and seepages which may have weakened the structure located in a congested locality of the town.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"