A three-floor building, which was built around eight years ago, collapsed in Bhiwandi on Tuesday evening around at 8.45 pm. There were 18 families residing in the building. During the building collapse, most of them managed to escape. Five residents were rescued by the fire brigade officials while six are said to still be under the debris.

The building is situated in Rasulabad area of Khoni village in the Bhiwandi taluka.