Overview

• A three-storey chawl in Bandra East partially collapsed around 5:56 am on July 18, injuring at least seven people and leaving up to ten feared trapped under debris.
• Mumbai Fire Brigade declared a Level-II emergency as teams from the fire service, police, BMC, MHADA, PWD, Adani’s emergency unit and local staff joined the large-scale rescue operation.
• Seven injured residents have been admitted to Bhabha Municipal Hospital, and crews are searching through rubble under a Mumbai Police probe into a suspected cylinder blast.
• In Thane West’s Aniket Society, a bedroom slab collapse on July 17 led officials to seal eight rooms on floors four to seven and relocate 19 residents due to structural fragility.
• Officials warn that monsoon-driven stress on aging buildings demands regular structural audits, stricter enforcement of safety rules and proactive resident reporting.