Zaveri Bazar building crash toll rises to four
Five-storeyed Chimpi Chawl, a MHADA building, was under repairs when the mishap occurred on Friday. All four victims were labourers who were carrying out the repairs
The death toll in the Zaveri Bazaar building collapse touched four on Saturday, with rescuers pulling the body of a 50-year-old man, who was later identified as Barkat Ali Khan, from under the rubble.
Officials also said that the operation at the crash site was over.
Five-storeyed Chhipi Chawl, a MHADA building, was under repairs when the mishap occurred on Friday. All four victims were labourers who were carrying out the repairs.
Dyaneshwar Chavan, deputy commissioner of police zone II, said firefighters had tough time negotiating through the narrow access to the mishap spot. “We will investigate with MHADA for the cause of collapse,” he said.
The 60-year-old structure had been vacated in September and Friday was the first day of repairs. It had four residential and 37 commercial spaces.