Thane, July 31 -- The death toll in the Bhiwandi building collapse in Maharashtra's Thane district rose to nine as rescue teams recovered another body from the debris of a partially collapsed four-storey residential building on Friday.

Rescue operations are still underway to trace any remaining trapped persons, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said.

According to the NDRF, nine bodies have been retrieved from the rubble so far.

"Nine bodies of victims have been retrieved till now. Operations are still continuing," the force said, adding that an Assistant Commandant also sustained injuries during the rescue operation.

The incident occurred between 11 pm and 11:30 pm on Thursday when a portion of the 'B Wing' of the Ground-plu...