Raigad: So far, 2 have died in the Mahad Building accident on Monday evening. There are still 18 people feared trapped under the debris. Rescue work is still going on. Maharashtra ministers Aditi Tatkare and Eknath Shinde reached the spot and also took stock of the rescue work.
Raigarh Superintendent of Police Anil Parskar said that so far eight people have been rescued from the debris and 19 people are still missing. He said that a man who was injured by falling stones during the building collapse died of a heart attack on Monday night. Parskar said, “This person did not live in this building, but at the time when it fell, it was coming out from nearby and hit the stone.” He died of a heart attack. “
An official of the state control room, a ministry of the state disaster management unit, said that the ‘Tarak Garden’ building in Kajalpura in Mahad tehsil collapsed around 7 pm on Monday. The official said that there were about 40 flats in the building. He said that the rescued people have been admitted to a local hospital in Mahad. This place is about 170 km from Mumbai. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team is working on the spot for rescue work.
A five-story building has fallen in Mahad city of Raigad. This tragic accident took place at 6.15 pm on Monday evening. Due to heavy rains, 100 people are still reported to be stranded in Tariq Garden, a 5-story building that fell in Mahad. The accident took place at 6:30 pm, while 16 people were evacuated with the help of locals. Former MLA Manikrao Jagtap, who was present on the occasion yesterday, had told that there were reports of over 200 people being trapped here in the initial stages, but according to local people, there was a possibility of 100 people buried in the building debris.
This building is 10 years old. According to eyewitnesses, the building collapsed at 6.15 pm. At present, local police and fire department personnel were trying to remove the debris of the building and save people from the Poklen machine. The injured have been evacuated and admitted to a nearby hospital where their condition remains critical. Local citizens say that the foundation of Tariq Garden collapsed due to which the building collapsed. It is being told that some families of this building had moved out due to the lockdown. At the same time, about 30 to 35 people rushed out when the building started collapsing, which saved their lives.
