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Bhiwandi building collapse kills nine amid monsoon
Telegraph India··31 Jul
A four storey Kohinoor Building in Bhiwandi's Balaji Nagar collapsed late on July 30, killing nine people with three others feared trapped under debris on July 31. Rescue teams worked through monsoon conditions in the powerloom town near Mumbai. The tragedy adds to a decade of fatal collapses including the 2020 Jilani Building disaster that killed 41 people.
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What It Means For You
- Residents of ageing buildings in Bhiwandi and Mumbai's powerloom belt should heed municipal unsafe structure notices, as several past collapses involved declared dangerous properties.
- Tenants in mixed warehouse residential blocks may note rescue teams searched for three people still feared trapped after the Kohinoor Building collapse on July 31.
- Maharashtra homeowners can recall the 2020 Jilani Building tragedy that killed 41 people and led Bombay High Court suo motu action on illegal constructions statewide.
What's Happening
- A four storey Kohinoor Building in Bhiwandi's Balaji Nagar collapsed late on July 30, killing nine people with three others feared trapped under debris on July 31.
- Rescue teams continued operations in the powerloom town about 50 km from Mumbai during monsoon rains that have repeatedly triggered structural failures.
- Telegraph India chronicled a decade of deadly collapses from Gaibi Nagar in 2016 through Wardhaman Compound in 2023 to Thursday's tragedy.
A Decade Of Deadly Collapses
- The 2020 Jilani Building collapse killed 41 people and prompted Bombay High Court intervention on unsafe and illegal structures across Maharashtra.
- April 2023 Wardhaman Compound collapse killed eight in an eight storey godown cum residential block after rescue operations lasting over 45 hours.
- Several collapsed buildings had prior unsafe tags or housed textile warehouses below residential floors, a common pattern in Bhiwandi.
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