The deceased persons have been identified as Mahendra Chaupal (32), Rupesh Kumar Das (21), Haroon Shaikh (47), Mithlesh (35), Karidas (38) and Sunil Kumar Das (21)
According to the Thane Municipal Corporation officials, there were a total of seven labourers aboard the lift and all of them have been declared dead
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased in the incident
The lift of a 40-storey building in the Balkum area in Thane collapsed into the underground 3-storey basement on Sunday evening
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