Palghar, Aug. 27 -- The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have rescued 11 people while the search operations remain underway for more trapped victims after a section of a building collapsed in Virar East in Maharashtra's Palghar district.

A section of the Ramabai Apartment, a four-storey building in Virar East, Palghar district, collapsed late Tuesday night, claiming two lives and injuring several others, officials said Wednesday.

In the initial manual and canine search, four people were pulled out; one was declared dead on site, and three were rescued alive. Tragically, a one-year-old child succumbed while being transported to the hospital.

According to NDRF Deputy Commander Pramod Singh, "Two teams of the NDRF responded t...