3 killed, 2 hurt as illegal structure collapses in Navi Mumbai | Navi Mumbai News – Times of India

NAVI MUMBAI: Three persons were killed and two injured after a ground-plus-three-storey structure in Shahbaz village, CBD-Belapur, collapsed in Navi Mumbai on Saturday, reports Umesh K Parida.
The building, believed to be constructed illegally, started cracking from the second floor area, after which residents started vacating the structure. It collapsed at around 4am.Two of the deceased were crew members of a shipping company while the third was aspiring to join a marine group.
CM Eknath Shinde, who was attending the Niti Aayog meeting in New Delhi, dialled Navi Mumbai civic chief and directed him to provide all necessary assistance to the victims and the homeless.
A total of 55 persons, including 16 minors, had managed to escape before the building collapsed. NDRF inspector Sushant Sethi said, “Our canine team could not sniff out the trapped trio, although we did find the location of two of them later.” “The deceased had sustained multiple leg and pelvis injuries. There may have been internal bleeding. Suffocation cannot be ruled out,” said civic hospital medical superintendent Dr Rajesh Mhatre.