Bhiwandi building collapse: Man rescued after 18 hours, search and relief ops on

A 38yearold man was rescued on Sunday morning 18 hours after a twostorey building collapsed in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtras Thane district claiming three lives officials saidNine persons were still feared trapped under the debris of the structure which collapsed at 145 pm on Saturday at Wardhaman Compound in Valpada area they said adding that search and rescue operations were onOne person named Sunil Pisa 38 was rescued at around 8 am on Sunday from the debris and rushed to the IGM Hospital in Bhiwandi Narpoli police stations senior inspector Madan Ballal saidWith this the number of those injured in the incident has gone up to 12Also Read Bhiwandi building collapse One more body recovered death toll rises to fourMaharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde termed the incident as most unfortunate and visited the collapse site as well as the injured persons undergoing treatment in Bhiwandis IGM Hospital late Saturday nightBhiwandi Deputy Commissioner of Police Navnath Dhavle told PTI that offences under various sections of the Indian Penal Code have been registered against the structure owner Indrapal PatilNo arrest has been made so far he addedThe building had godowns on the ground and first floors while four families occupied the upper floor Some workers were present on the ground floor when the structure collapsed Thane Municipal Corporations Regional Disaster Management Cell chief Avinash Sawant saidA container and two tempos which had come to the godown for loadingunloading were also crushedSawant said teams of the National Disaster Response Force NDRF and the State Disaster Response Force SDRF were carrying out the search and rescue operationsThe building was about 10 years old and possibly could not take the load of a mobile tower recently installed on top of it according to a civic officialCM Shinde told reporters that he has instructed Thane Collector Ashok Shingare and other authorities to immediately carry out a survey of the structures declared most dangerous in the districtHe also directed the officials to immediately shift the people occupying such buildings to safer places as the monsoon was just around the cornerShinde said cluster development was the only solution to the problems arising on account of the dangerous buildingsAt the IGM Hospital CM Shinde enquired about the condition of the injured persons including two minor brothers Prem Ravikumar Mahanto 7 and Prince Ravikumar Mahanto 5 who lost their mother Lalita Devi 26 in the incidentHe consoled the two siblings and told them we are here with youShinde has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased while medical expenses of the injured would be borne by the state governmentThe Narpoli police were conducting a probe into the incident an official from the Bhiwandi control room saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever