Mumbai Building Collapse: UP man has close shave with death

Thursday turned out to be a dark day for 31-year old Sagir Ahmed who he lost his two brothers and a nephew in the Hussaini building collapse.

Ahmed, from Bharaich in Uttar Pradesh had come to city five years ago. He worked in a catering shop, situated on the ground floor of Hussaini Building and also used to have a business of dates and fruits.

Ahmed, who was sleeping outside the building survived because when the building started trembling before it collapsed, a part of the roof covered him.

"They pulled me out soon after the collapse. I suffered minor injuries but my two brothers and nephew did not make it," said Ahmed.

Ahmed, who is yet to get the body of his brothers and 18-year-old nephew Qayuum, said,"My parents and brothers' wives are distraught. My brother Ahmed (29) has two children – the first is over a year old and second is barely six months old. Naseer (24) was just married."