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Bhiwandi Building Collapse: Eight dead, ten injured; CM, PM announce assistance

Bhiwandi Building Collapse: Eight dead, ten injured; CM, PM announce assistance

A 10-year-old ground-plus-three-storey building collapsed in a heap around 1pm on Saturday in Vardhman Compound in Valpada village in rural parts of Bhiwandi in Thane. The building housed godowns on the ground and first floor and four families in tenements on the top floor. 22 residents were believed to be trapped in the debris out of which, 10 injured are being treated at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Bhiwandi. Eight people died in the incident. The residents were rescued with the help of the Thane Disaster Response Force personnel  National Disaster Response Force personnel. The rescue operation was called off after more than 45 hours of the incident. On Saturday night, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde visited the IGM hospital after visiting the incident site, where he met with the injured. The CM also announced ₹5 lakh assistance to each of the kin of the deceased. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi also announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF to the heir of the deceased and the injured would be given Rs. 50,000.


02 May,2023 12:48 PM IST | Mumbai
Major Fire Broke Out In A Commercial Complex In Thane

Major Fire Broke Out In A Commercial Complex In Thane

A major fire broke out at a commercial complex in Maharashtra's Thane city on the night of Tuesday, April 18th. Officials said it was brought under control after 10 hours on Wednesday morning. At least 15 vehicles parked in the building were charred and many offices were destroyed. There was no report of any casualty. The cause of the fire is under investigation. 

19 April,2023 02:32 PM IST | Thane
Platform ticket prices rise from Rs 10 to Rs 50 at key Mumbai stations

Platform ticket prices rise from Rs 10 to Rs 50 at key Mumbai stations

The Central Railway has increased the price of platform tickets for passengers at some key stations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region to avoid overcrowding during the upcoming summer season, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, an official confirmed on 2nd March. CR's chief public relations officer Shivaji Sutar confirmed that a platform ticket now costs Rs 50 instead of the previous rate of Rs 10 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Dadar and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai, and neighbouring Thane, Kalyan, Panvel and Bhiwandi Road stations. Watch this video for more.

04 March,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Fire breaks out at garment factory in Bhiwandi

Fire breaks out at garment factory in Bhiwandi

A massive fire broke out on Tuesday morning at a garment factory in Bhiwandi city of Thane district in Maharashtra. People are feared to be trapped in the building.

12 April,2016 12:02 PM IST
Bhiwandi garment factory fire: Rescue operations underway

Bhiwandi garment factory fire: Rescue operations underway

Rescue operation to save people trapped in a four-storey building in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra, where a massive fire broke this morning

12 April,2016 12:37 PM IST
Fire breaks out at textile factory in Bhiwandi

Fire breaks out at textile factory in Bhiwandi

A massive fire broke out at a textile dying unit located in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra in the early hours of Thursday.

02 June,2016 02:19 PM IST
Video: Man molests minor at pizza parlour in Bhiwandi

Video: Man molests minor at pizza parlour in Bhiwandi

A mother and her kids were left with a bitter taste in the mouth after a man molested one of the girls at a pizza parlour in Bhiwandi, and then sat to eat at the same table

06 October,2016 11:22 AM IST
Watch Video: Police 'lathi-charge' crowd at bank in Bhiwandi

Watch Video: Police 'lathi-charge' crowd at bank in Bhiwandi

Police claim that they were forced to use their lathis to avert a stampede on Sunday outside the State Bank of India at Anand Dighe Chowk, in Bhiwandi. Watch the video

15 November,2016 01:44 PM IST

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