5 Dead, 1 Injured as Construction Lift Collapses in Mumbai’s Worli: BMC

Mumbai lift collapse: Police and fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation.

Mumbai: At least five persons were killed and one injured after a construction lift carrying them came crashing down at an under-construction building at Worli in central Mumbai on Saturday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The incident occurred around 5.45 pm at the under-construction building located near a BDD Chawl at Hanuman Gully, an official said.

Police and fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation, he said. Of the six persons who were injured in the incident, one was declared dead at KEM Hospital in Parel. Three others were declared brought dead at the civic-run Nair Hospital, he added. Another person died later, the BMC said.

4 people died, one injured after a lift collapsed at an under-constructed building in Worli, Mumbai. Injured have been shifted to the hospital: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)#Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/6yMAEopgNb

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Maharashtra Environment Minister Aditya Thackeray reached the site of incident too. “Prima facie, lift collapsed due to overloading. One person is feared to be trapped. Rescue ops are underway,” Thackeray said.

(With inputs from agencies)