Seven persons were killed and five others injured when a seven-floor building collapsed on an adjacent slum settlement in suburban Mumbai on Friday. Some people are feared trapped under the debris.

Since the dilapidated building in Vakola was declared dangerous by the civic authorities, all residents had vacated the premises.

Around 30 shanties, called the Catherine chawl, were adjacent to the Shankar Lok building, which collapsed. The water tank of the building fell on the shanties.

"I was inside with my grandmother when we heard a loud noise outside. I dragged her outside and in seconds the building fell on our house," said Jessica Almeida, a class 11 student.


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