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Virar Apartment Collapse Kills Two as Rescuers Pull 11 From Debris

Officials say the building had been declared extremely dangerous before the collapse.

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Overview

  • The rear portion of the four-storey Ramabai Apartment on Narangi Road fell onto an adjoining chawl around 12:05 a.m., according to district and civic officials.
  • Two NDRF teams with the local fire brigade and police are conducting ongoing searches, with narrow lanes forcing largely manual and canine operations.
  • Eleven people have been rescued and taken to hospitals in Virar and Nalasopara, with nine reported injured and two fatalities identified as Aarohi Omkar Jovil, 24, and her one-year-old daughter Utkarsha.
  • Structural engineers are evaluating the remaining sections and nearby buildings, and residents of adjoining structures have been evacuated as a precaution.
  • VVMC officials say the structure was flagged as "extremely dangerous" and described as illegal, and police have arrested the builder after an FIR, a senior official said.