Bhendi Bazaar area
Bhendi Bazaar building collapse.Twitter

At least 19 people have been killed and many are feared trapped after a three-storey building collapsed in Dongri's Bhendi Bazaar in Mumbai early on Thursday.

Here are the LIVE updates: 

5:37 pm IST: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his grievances for the victims who were killed and have been injured in the building collapse.

"Collapse of a building in Mumbai is saddening. My condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and prayers with the injured," said Modi in a tweet.

5:15 pm IST: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced a compensation of Rs. 5 lakh for the kin of those who died in Bhendi Bazaar building collapse.

3:25 pm IST: A small fire broke out at the Mumbai building collapse site.

3:22 pm IST: Number of injured poeple rises to 34.

3:14 pm IST: According to a TOI report, Abbas Shasmawala, the owner of Abbas Opticians at Mohammed Ali Road and a resident of the building, is still trapped in the debris along with his father Najmi and three-year-old daughter Ammatullah.

His wife Sakina was killed in the collapse. Shasmawala's mother is being treated for her injuries.

"Luckily Abbas's elder daughter Zenab was at school and has been saved. We are hoping Abbasbhai comes out alive, " said Mustafa Gangerdiwala, Shasmawala's cousin a resident of Nagpada, who is currently at the spot.

2:46 pm IST: 29 people have been rescued so far. Reports say that another 10 to 15 people are still stuck in the debris. 

2:40 pm IST: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar has blamed the MHADA for the accident.

2:14 pm IST: Death toll touches 12.

1:50 pm IST: According to the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), out of 14,375 cessed buildings, 12,229 were built in 1940. Nine of these cessed buildings were declared dangerous and unfit to live in by MHADA.

1:30 pm IST: Latest reports have said that 23 people have been rescued and sent to hospitals. Three fire brigade personnel have also been injured during the rescue operation.

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A three-storey building collapses in Bhindi Bazaar, MumbaiTwitter

1:05 pm IST: According to Salman Rizvi, a kin of the residents of the building, his brother and sister-in-law are still stuck in the building debris. His brother Sayyad Jaffar lived on the second floor.

"My brother was online on WhatsApp till 8.10 am and then 8.30 am the building crashed. We spoke and he asked me to come out for tea but I said we could go some other time, " Rizvi told Times of India.

1:01 pm IST: According to the IANS, a woman present at the scene said that the building also housed a nursery-cum-playgroup. It was scheduled to open at 10 am, two hours after the building collapsed.

12:50 pm IST: Seven men and three women have died in the incident.

12:45 pm IST: Shiv Sena leader Subhash Desai has said that the Maharashtra government will conduct an inquiry into the Bhendi Bazaar building collapse, reported Indian Express.

"Our priority is to pull out at the earliest those trapped under the rubble of the dilapidated building. Once the rescue work gets over, the government will conduct a probe to ascertain the factors behind the building collapse. Strict action will be taken against those found guilty," said Desai.

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Bhendi Bazaar building collapse.Twitter

12:40 pm IST: 15 people, including 2 firemen, have also been injured.

12:20 pm IST: The Mumbai fire brigade has described the accident as a level III emergency.

12:06 pm IST: There were six families residing in the building, which is 110 years old.

"A notice to vacate the building was issued to tenants. Fifty percent had vacated the building while the rest remained," MLA Amin Patel told Indian Express.

12:01 pm IST: Maharashtra Health Minister visits JJ Hospital, where the injured are being treated.

11: 48 am IST: Death toll touches seven as rescue operations continue.

11: 32 am IST: At least six people have been killed, and many feared trapped in the debris of the building which some say are three-storey while others have reported as five-storey.

11:20 am IST: Twelve people have been rescued and five of them are in a critical state, according to reports.

11:00 am IST: Reports say that the residential building on Pakmodia street was undergoing some redevelopment work.

10:30 am IST: Ten fire tenders and rescue teams are reportedly on the spot trying to rescue the trapped people. An NDRF team has also rushed to the spot to assist them.

9:40 am IST: Mumbai has been experiencing heavy rains since Tuesday, driving normal life off-track. The city received over 300 mm rain on August 29. According to a pre-monsoon survey, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has identified 791 buildings as 'most dangerous' at the time.

9:30 am IST: A municipal official said that they had received the call about the building collapse at 8.40 am, after which they immediately rushed to rescue the trapped people, according to NDTV report.

The Zone 1 DCP Dr Manoj Sharma has said that three people have been rescued so far from the debris. He further added that they are looking for other trapped survivors.

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