Four persons were injured when a portion of a ground-plus-three-storey building collapsed in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Thursday.
The building, located opposite Bhayander railway station, was around 20 years old and declared dangerous.
Thane and its adjoining areas have been receiving heavy rains since the last few days.
The civic body had already evacuated residents of the building as it was declared dangerous, but some shops on the ground floor were occupied.
A portion of the building collapsed at around 11.30 am on Thursday. Four persons were pulled out of the debris and admitted to hospital for treatment.
The official said the shopkeepers have confirmed no other person was trapped under the debris. “But we will continue the search operation.
Local firemen and the disaster control team were engaged in the search and rescue work.