Death toll in Mumbai building collapse mounts to 33

Two teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), comprising 90 members, had been rushed to the spot. Sniffer dogs had also been sent to the site to help the rescue teams track the people trapped under the debris. A similar incident had happened on July 25 in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area.

Fire brigade officials today said that 33 people have died in the collapse of a 117-year-old building with residences, godowns and a play school in the congested Bhendi Bazaar in south Mumbai with more bodies deaths reported overnight.

 They said nine more bodies were pulled out from the debris in the overnight search and rescue operations. The deceased include 24 men and nine women.
The officials said that efforts are currently underway to rescue more people that may still be trapped in debris of the building that collapsed yesterday.

They added that another nine people were rescued with injuries from the debris and admitted to the JJ Hospital. Six officials of the fire department and one from the
NDRF also suffered injuries in the operation. The officials said that eight fire engines, one rescue van and ambulances have been are at the collapse site to
assist the personnel in rescue operations.

In a similar incident on July 25, a four-storey building had collapsed in Mumbai's Ghatkopar that led to the death of 17 people. Following the tragedy, Shiv Sena's Sunil Shitap was arrested. Residents of the building alleged that the building collapsed because of some renovation work being carried out in a nursing home on the ground floor. The nursing home was owned by Shitap. 

CM Devendra Fadnavis has ordered an enquiry into the mishap.

(More updates awaited)