Mumbai, Aug. 27 -- Two persons were killed and several others injured after a four-storey building collapsed in the Virar area of Palghar district late last night, officials said.
The rear portion of Ramabai Apartment crumbled around 11:30 pm, crashing over an adjoining chawl and trapping multiple residents under the debris, sources said.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Fire Department, and Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation teams launched a joint rescue operation soon after the incident.
NDRF Deputy Commander Pramod Singh said two teams were deployed, one from Mumbai and another from Palghar. "As soon as the information was received at midnight, the nearest team responded," he added.
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