A single storey building, being used as a Godown, in Harihar Compound of Bhiwandi’s Mankoli, collapsed on Monday, Feb 1 at around 10:30 am in the morning. Soon after the incident took place, all required forces, the fire brigade, rescue teams and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) reached the spot.
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Reports suggest that six have been injured in the tragic incident while 2 were unfortunate and passed away due to the accident. The building is said to be 15-year old and the godown is said to be of an e-tailer. As per TOI report, the owner of the godown was illegally constructing an additional floor which the structure could not bear the load of, hence the whole godown collapsed.
#UPDATE | Thane: Death toll rises to 2 in the Bhiwandi godown collapse incident. So far, 6 persons have been injured in the incident. #Maharashtra
— ANI (@ANI) February 2, 2021
While the godown collapsed in Bhiwandi, another part of Mumbai experienced an equally terrifying accident.
At around 11 am, in Mumbai’s Andheri, a multi-storeyed building located in the premises of Laxmi Industrial Estate experienced a fire breakout on Tuesday, Feb 2. The fire was reported from the sixth floor of the building, to aid which five fire tenders were sent immediately to the spot.
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Four fire brigades and four water tankers were rushed to the spot. As per the fire brigade officials, no injuries or casualties due to the incident have been reported.
