India, July 8 -- At least 16 people are feared trapped after a building collapsed in Pune's Pimpri Chinchwad on Wednesday, officials said. The building collapse took place as heavy rains continue to batter several parts of Maharashtra, including Pune and Mumbai.

The building that collapsed is situated in the premises of legacy waste dumping yard, said Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner Vijay Suryawanshi said. The three-storey building reportedly collapsed after a huge mound of garbage crashed onto it following heavy rains.

The building was being used as an administrative office of a private company processing waste at the site on behalf of the civic body, PTI reported, citing quoted officials.

"The administrative building was situ...