China News Service, September 23. According to foreign media reports, a three-story building collapsed recently in Thane, Maharashtra, western India.
As of the 23rd, the death toll caused by the accident has risen to 39.
According to reports, the building collapsed at around 3:40 a.m. local time on the 21st. When the accident occurred, the residents were sleeping.
After the accident, the Indian National Disaster Response Force, fire brigade and police immediately arrived at the scene for rescue work.
At present, rescuers have rescued 25 people from the rubble.
On the 21st local time, a three-story building collapsed in Thane, Maharashtra, western India.
The Thane City Disaster Management Team stated that the rescue operation is likely to end on the evening of the 23rd local time.
Earlier, Ashish Kumar, deputy commander of the Indian National Disaster Response Force, said that relevant personnel at the scene said that 8 to 10 people were still trapped inside.
The authorities are searching.
Rescuers tried to go deep into the ruins and rescue people trapped on the ground floor and underground.
But the continuous rain affected rescue operations.
The collapsed building was previously accused of being an illegal building. Gilani, the owner of the building, has been filed by the police for intentional homicide and injuries caused by negligence, and is still absconding.