In Maharashtra, at least nine people were injured and one person is feared trapped when a single-storey dilapidated house in Bhiwandi township of the district collapsed early this morning. The house located in Tandel Mohalla of the town came crashing down at early hours today when its occupants, all members of one family, were asleep, police said. <br/><br/>The firemen and team from Bhoiwada police station pulled out nine people from under the debris and sent them to IGM government hospital in Bhiwandi where they were said to be out of danger. One person is still feared to be trapped under the debris and the search is underway to find him. Bhiwandi tehsildar Vaishali Lambate said the house was over 30-year-old and listed among dilapidated and dangerous buildings by the civic body.
News On AIR | December 29, 2015 1:10 PM
Maharashtra: Nine injured in house collapse, one feared trapped