Under-construction building collapses in Mumbai's Goregaon, 3 dead, scores injured

At least three people were killed and scores others were injured after a portion of an under-construction building collapsed in Mumbai Goregaon on Sunday, news agency ANI reported. Teams of Mumbai police and fire department rushed to the spot as soon as they received the information about the incident. The bodies of three persons have been recovered while eight injured were shifted to a nearby hospital. The deceased and most of the injured are believed to be the manual labourers who were working there. The identity of the man who lost his life and those who injured could not be ascertained immediately.

A team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was present at the spot to search and rescue people trapped under the debris. Meanwhile, police have started their investigation to find out whether there was any negligence on the builder’s part.

#Visuals #Maharashtra: 1 person dead, 8 injured in the collapse of a portion of an under-construction building near Azad Maidan in Goregaon; NDRF present at the spot pic.twitter.com/o97s8whGfj

— ANI (@ANI) December 23, 2018

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