some of them had taken pictures of the condition of the buildings pillars, from which plaster was falling off, just before it collapsed
Alhamdulillah Mehrunnisa Kazi Mahad, 70, was pulled out alive nearly 27 hours after the building collapse. Her husband is still trapped
"Every life, we are able to save from a crash site, makes our belief stronger in the presence of a divine being and miracles," said Anupam Srivastava, Commandant (Western Region) Maharashtra and Goa, on learning about his team successfully pulling out four-year-old Mohammed Nadim Bangi alive over 19 hours after the building collapse.
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Mahad building crash: 4-year-old boy was rescued after 19 hours. When brought to the hospital, he was in a state of shock
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Speaking to mid-day from Pune, Srivastava, said, "The team, (85 men and 3 dogs), started the search and rescue operation a little after 1 am and we realised that the collapse was a pancake collapse, wherein the fifth, fourth, third and second floor collapsed like a sandwich, one above the other. Such a collapse is usually seen when the load bearing pillars come crashing, due to substandard materials used," he said.
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"Around 1.20 pm on Tuesday, our rescue team could spot the tiny hands of a child, he was alive though in shock. He was in an air pocket. A large portion of concrete might have protected him as a barrier. Due to his tiny body, he was fortunate. Also the debris beneath him was not very hard, and might have acted as a cushion and this is nothing more than a miracle," Srivastava said.
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