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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: 17 killed in deadly building collapse in Palghar`s Vasai

IN PHOTOS: 17 killed in deadly building collapse in Palghar`s Vasai

Updated On: 28 August, 2025 07:08 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

The death toll in the collapse of an allegedly unauthorised building at Virar in Maharashtra`s Palghar district has risen to 17 with the discovery of two more bodies, officials said on Thursday. Pics/Mahesh Gohil

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The death toll in the collapse of an allegedly unauthorised building at Virar in Maharashtra`s Palghar district has risen to 17 with the discovery of two more bodies, officials said on Thursday. Pics/Mahesh Gohil

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The death toll in the collapse of an allegedly unauthorised building at Virar in Maharashtra`s Palghar district has risen to 17 with the discovery of two more bodies, officials said on Thursday. Pics/Mahesh Gohil
<p>The building, housing nearly 50 flats, collapsed on an adjacent vacant tenement at Vijay Nagar in Virar area of Palghar, adjoining Mumbai, at 12.05 am on Wednesday, officials said</p>

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The building, housing nearly 50 flats, collapsed on an adjacent vacant tenement at Vijay Nagar in Virar area of Palghar, adjoining Mumbai, at 12.05 am on Wednesday, officials said

<p>A one-year-old girl`s birthday party was underway on the fourth floor when 12 flats in a wing of the building collapsed, trapping residents and guests under the debris, as per eyewitnesses</p>

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A one-year-old girl`s birthday party was underway on the fourth floor when 12 flats in a wing of the building collapsed, trapping residents and guests under the debris, as per eyewitnesses

<p>Palghar District Collector Dr Indu Rani Jakhar on Thursday morning said that the death toll in the incident had gone up to 15 overnight</p>

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Palghar District Collector Dr Indu Rani Jakhar on Thursday morning said that the death toll in the incident had gone up to 15 overnight

<p>The girl, whose birthday was being celebrated when the incident occurred, was among the deceased</p>

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The girl, whose birthday was being celebrated when the incident occurred, was among the deceased

<p>Six other persons, who were injured and rescued, were undergoing treatment in various hospitals, according to an official from the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC)</p>

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Six other persons, who were injured and rescued, were undergoing treatment in various hospitals, according to an official from the Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC)

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