Maha: Death toll in Bhiwandi building collapse rises to 33
The death toll in the Bhiwandibuilding collapse in Maharashtra rose to 33 on Wednesday, withthe recovery of eight more bodies overnight, police said.
The dead include 15 children in the age group of twoto 15, including three toddlers.
Twenty five persons have been pulled out of the debrisalive so far, police said. They are being treated at hospitalsin Bhiwandi and Thane, an official said.
The search operation continued throughout the nightdespite heavy rains, the official said.
The bodies recovered from the debris were mutilatedand highly decomposed as they had remained there for over 50hours, he said.
The 43-year-old Jilani building collapsed at 3.40 amon Monday.
Two civic officials have been suspended in connectionwith the collapse and an offence has been registered againstthe building owner, the official said.
The building in the powerloom town – which is around10 km from Thane – had 40 flats and around 150 persons livedthere, the official said.
The building, located at Narpolis Patel Compound nearDhamankar Naka, collapsed while the residents were asleep.
Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)and personnel of the Thane Disaster Response Force (TDRF) arestill at the spot as the search operation continues, he said.
The building was not in the list of dilapidatedstructures of the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation, hesaid.
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