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The bodies were extricated from the rubble after a search of more than four hours
Kalyan MP Srikant Shinde said kin of the deceased will be paid a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each
Ulhasnagar: At least five persons, including two women, were killed after slabs of an illegal residential building located in Ulhasnagar township in Thane district of Maharashtra collapsed on Saturday (May 15), officials said, adding 11 people have been rescued.
A search is on for a woman resident of the building who is missing, said Santosh Kadam, chief of the regional disaster management cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation.
The bodies were extricated from the rubble after a search of more than four hours (Representational)
Thane:
Five persons including three women were killed after slabs of an illegal residential building in Ulhasnagar township in Thane district of Maharashtra collapsed on Saturday, officials said.
Eleven others were rescued.
The body of Sandhya Dodwal, 45, was recovered from the debris late at night, said Santosh Kadam, chief of the regional disaster management cell, Thane Municipal Corporation.
The incident took place at ground-plus-four-storey Manorama building located in camp no 1 around 1.40 pm.
A slab on the fourth floor came crashing down on other slabs which all landed on the ground floor, trapping people in the process, Mr Kadam said.