Ghatkopar building collapse
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At least 12 people were killed after a four-storeyed building in Mumbai's Ghatkopar collapsed on Monday morning. Many are feared to be trapped in the debris of the building.  

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The 13 people who have been rescued were shifted to a local hospital. The deceased includes two senior citizens and a three-month-old child.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) disaster management team had said that they received a call about the incident at around 10:43 am. The building is located on LBS Road, near Shreyas Cinema in Ghatkopar West.

Congress MLC Bhai Jagtap has raised the issue of Ghatkopar building collapse in Maharashtra Legislative Council. BMC commissioner Ajoy Mehta has also reached the site of collapse.

Rescue operations underway

14 fire engines and disaster management officials are at the spot, and rescue operations are underway. The Mumbai fire brigade has termed it a major incident.

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The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team has also reached the spot. 

Mumbai Fire Brigade' chief fire officer has said the rescue teams are removing the reinforced concrete slabs of the collapsed building to rescue the people trapped inside.

Locals have gathered around the rubble of the collapsed building. Locals said that the society is three-decades old and most residents had been living in the building for a long time.

Reports state that there were renovations underway in the building for the past one month.

Watch the video of the rescue operation here:

The traffic near the LBS Marg in Ghatkopar West has come to a standstill. Traffic towards Vikhroli and Thane is being diverted from LBS Marg to Eastern Express Highway.

 People in fear

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Family and friends of the victims of the Ghatkopar building collapse.Twitter

Family members and friends of the victims of the building collapse have expressed their fear.

"My mother, brother and sister-in-law are trapped. We lived on the third floor. I left for work at 9am," Rajesh Diyora, a resident was quoted as saying by the Hindustan Times.

"My friend shifted here from a chawl three months ago. I don't know where he is," Sandip Patil, a person present at the site told HT.

Lalit Upadhyay, a kin of the victims of the accident said, "My sister, brother-in-law and their one-year-old son lived here. I have checked all hospitals, but they are nowhere."

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