Eight people died and two were injured when a two-storey building collapsed at Bhiwandi on Sunday morning.
The dead were identified as Sajjanlal Gupta (60), wife Satyawati Gupta (55), Dhaniram Thakur (45), Rekha Thakur (35), Somvanti Thakur (60), Shivani Thakur (14), Devesh Thakur (9), and Naitik Thakur (3).
Mahadeo Gupta Building in Hanuman Tekadi, according to sources, was declared ‘most dangerous’, but the residents had decided not to vacate despite repeated pleas and action by the local authorities. National Disaster Response Force teams from Thane and Kalyan rushed to the spot immediately upon receiving an alert, while firefighters were carrying out rescue operations.
According to a Bhiwandi civic body spokesman, the occupants of the building had been served evacuation notices, after which two of the five-six or six resident families vacated, but others stayed back. The water connection to the building was snapped when the occupants refused to vacate and the power supply was also going to be cut soon, the spokesman said.
On July 31, a two-storey building had caved in following heavy rain, claiming eight lives, including those of four children and three women, while 10 others were injured.
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