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Vasai Apartment Collapse Kills 2 as Rescuers Pull 11 From Debris

Engineers have evacuated neighboring buildings for safety.

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Virar Building Collapse | Image: Republic
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Overview

  • Officials said the rear portion of the four-storey Ramabai Apartment on Narangi Road crashed onto an adjoining chawl around midnight.
  • Two victims were identified as Aarohi Omkar Jovil, 24, and her one-year-old daughter, Utkarsha, who were declared dead at hospital.
  • Eleven people have been removed from the rubble, with nine reported injured and taken to hospitals in Virar and Nalasopara.
  • The Vasai-Virar fire department and two NDRF teams are leading an ongoing search-and-rescue operation at the site.
  • Nearby structures were cleared as structural engineers assess risks, and local reports say the building had earlier received municipal notices for a structural audit.