Bhiwandi (Maharashtra), Aug. 24 -- : The death toll in the Bhiwandi building collapse near Mumbai in the wee hours of Saturday has risen to two, police said. Five are critically injured.
The deceased have been identified as Siraj Ahmed Ansari (27) and Aakhib Ansari (22).
The injured -- Abdul Aziz Syed Mullani (55), Javed Salim Sheikh (34), Narendra Bawane (35), Devidas Wagh (34) and Sufiyan Abdul Hasan (23) -- have been shifted to the Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Bhiwandi for treatment.
"Four people have been rescued so far," Ashok Rankhamb, Commissioner of Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation said.He also said that the building was in a dilapidated state and was being vacated when the incident took place."People had informed ...