At least three people were killed, and seven to eight others are feared trapped after a four-storey residential building collapsed in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi late on Thursday night.
Updated: July 31, 2026, 8:42 AM IST
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At least killed after building collapses in Bhiwandi; 7 to 8 trapped under rubble(Photo Credit: X@PTI)
Thane: At least three people were killed, and seven to eight others are feared trapped after a four-storey residential building collapsed in Maharashtra’s Bhiwandi late on Thursday night. Rescue operations are underway as many are still feared trapped. According to the officials, a portion of the Kohinoor Building in Balaji Nagar area of the powerloom town collapsed around 11.30 pm on Thursday, as reported by news agency PTI.
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Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation Fire Officer Vijay Jadhav told PTI that a body was removed from the rubble, and an injured boy was rescued and rushed to a nearby hospital. Seven to eight people are still trapped under the rubble and a search and rescue operation is underway, an official said. The structure comprised 48 rooms, 12 on each floor, municipal officials said. The building had been declared dangerous by the civic body. Tragedy struck while repair work was underway on the premises.
