A slab of the two-floor building gave way during construction

Three people were killed and eight others were injured when an under-construction building collapsed at Goregaon suburb in Mumbai on Sunday morning.

The incident took place at Motilal Nagar No.3 in Goregaon (West) when the workers were erecting a slab on the two-storey structure which was undergoing repairs for about a month now. As the slab came crashing down, 11 labourers were injured and were rushed to the nearby Siddharth Hospital.

Three of them were declared ‘brought dead’ and three others were admitted to the hospital and were stated stable. Five of them were discharged after treatment.

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The structure was part of a chawl (tenement) of the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada), an official said.

Fire brigade and police personnel rushed to the spot after getting information about the collapse and started a rescue operation, he said.

At least three fire engines, one rescue van and an ambulance were deployed for the operation, the official said.

At least nine people trapped inside the debris were rescued and rushed to Siddharth Hospital in Goregaon, he said.

A 27-year-old man, Shravan Kumar Goremandal, was declared dead on arrival, he said.

One Subhash Chavan (38) and an unidentified person also succumbed to injuries, the official said.

Three of the injured, Mangal Bansa (35), Munna Shaikh (30) and Shekhar(35), were admitted in the hospital, while the others were discharged after treatment, he said.

An accidental death report was registered at the Goregaon Police station and a probe is under way, he said.