At least eight people were killed when a two-storey building came crashing down at Bhiwandi in Thane district, Maharashtra, a week after just as many people lost their lives in a similar incident in the same town.
The deceased included an elderly couple who owned the building, declared as “most dangerous” by the civic body, and six members of a family living on the ground floor, officials said.
Owner Sajjanlal Mahadev Gupta and his wife Satyawati Sajjanlal Gupta died at a hospital, Resident Deputy Collector Vandana Suryavanshi said.
A National Disaster Rescue Force (NDRF) team rushed to the spot and by evening six more bodies were pulled out of the debris.
According to a spokesman for the civic body, the occupants had been served eviction notices after which two of the families in the building had vacated. Water connection had been cut and power supply was about to be snapped by the administration as the remaining occupants were not ready to leave.
(With inputs from PTI)
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