Watch Video! Thane: 10 dead, 20 feared trapped after building collapses in Bhiwandi

Ten persons were killed and around 20 were feared trapped after a three-storeyed building collapsed in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi town, police said.

The building collapsed in early on Monday, police said, adding search and rescue operations are underway.

The building located at Patel compound of Narpoli near Dhamankar Naka, collapsed at 3.40 AM, while the residents were asleep, said a civic official.

Around 20 occupants of the building were feared trapped in the debris of the collapsed building.

A team of NRDF has rushed to the scene, he said.

Rescue personnel have pulled out a child from the debris and he has been rushed to a nearby hospital, he said.
 

#WATCH Maharashtra: A team of NDRF rescued a child from under the debris at the site of building collapse in Bhiwandi, Thane.

At least five people have lost their lives in the incident which took place earlier today. pic.twitter.com/6j90p1GloQ

— ANI (@ANI) September 21, 2020