Mumbai: At least one person has died and seven to eight people are feared trapped after a part of the Rubinissa Manzil caved in near the Grant Road station on the Western line of Mumbai on Saturday.
The ground plus four storied building's balconies collapsed. The incident took place around 11 am.
"Four persons were injured after some part of the balcony collapsed. They were rushed to a local hospital, where a woman was declared dead, while three others are undergoing treatment," an official said.
It is an old building of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) that was declared dangerous by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), he said, adding that a notice had also been issued to it earlier. Following the incident, seven persons were rescued from the building, he said.
(With PTI inputs)
Published 20 July 2024, 06:33 IST