6 killed, 5 injured as building collapses in Mumbai
Updated: 2016-04-30 19:38
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NEW DELHI -- At least six people have been killed and five others injured after a building collapsed in Mumbai Saturday, a senior police official said.
"Four bodies have been pulled out of the debris of the three-stories building that collapsed around 2 p.m. (local time) near Grant Road railway station," he said, on condition of anonymity.
Two others succumbed to their injuries at a local hospital where all the other injured were rushed to by rescuers and the condition of some are said to be serious, the official said.
The death toll may go up as several people are suspected to be trapped under the debris and rescue operations are undergoing, the official said.
Local TV channels showed footage of the collapsed building and reported that eight fire engines and three ambulances have been sent into rescue operations.
The building that caved in housed a beer bar and a factory, according to local residents.
Building collapses are common in India because of poor construction practices and the increasing demand for low-cost housing among the country's middle-class.
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