Two people were reported dead
and 16 others feared trapped on
Tuesday after a residential
building collapsed in Western
India, the Police said.
The five-storey building, said to
house several families,
collapsed in Maharashtra state’s
Raigad district on Tuesday.
Police officer Shashikiran
Kashid said two people died in
the accident and the seven
injured people were rescued by
the National Disaster Response.
More than 70 people were
initially feared trapped, but
Raigad Police Chief, Anil
Paraskar, said about 60
inhabitants managed to flee just
as they felt the tremors when
the building began to crumble.
The officials denied media
reports that they were rescued.
Meanwhile, the Police revised
the figures of 22 injured it
released on Monday night.
Police suspect the building had
structural defects.
However, a criminal case was
filed against the builder
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
expressed grief about the
accident and instructed local
authorities to provide all
possible assistance to the
victims.
Building collapses are common in India,
usually due to shoddy construction,
substandard materials and disregard to
regulations.
Many of these accidents occur during the
monsoon season.
