The incident took place at the New Ashok Nagar locality of Chembur in eastern suburbs of Mumbai on Sunday

Following the incident, the civic officials rushed to the spot and rescued the families affected with the incident

"Mumbai Public School buildings have housed displaced families after a wall collapsed in Chembur’s Vasi Naka on Sunday evening,” said an official

He said that two families, with four members each, have been rescued and given shelter in Mumbai Public School, Maravli, after the wall collapse in Chembur, while an another family has moved in with their relatives

The two families have been given beds in a single classroom, while food packages are being arranged for them. Rescue teams are currently clearing the debris while helping the families salvage their belongings, the official said