19 dead, 15 injured after 4-storey building collapses in Mumbai, FIR lodged | Top Points

19 people died and 15 were injured after a four-storey building collapsed in Mumbai's Kurla on Monday night.

At least 19 people died after a four-storey building in Mumbai’s Kurla collapsed on Monday night. According to the Mumbai Police, an additional 15 people were injured in the incident with rescue operations still going on to retrieve those buried under the debris.

Meanwhile, an FIR has been registered against the landlords under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPS).

1) A four-storey building collapsed in Mumbai’s Kurla East on Monday night. The incident took place in the Naik Nagar area.

2) Maharashtra cabinet minister Aaditya Thackeray visited the site of the incident on Tuesday. He said authorities are reviewing the notices issued by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to the dilapidated buildings to look into evacuation and demolition of such structures.

.@mybmc fire brigade & NDRF have been conducting rescue operation at the unfortunate building collapse at Kurla, late last night. Visited the spot at 2 am. 13 people have been rescued & 15 reportedly still feared to be trapped. I hope & pray for the well being of all. pic.twitter.com/EzOOeMwU4s