17 Dead In Palghar Building Collapse After Two More Bodies Found Today, Rescue Op Underway

Last Updated:August 28, 2025, 14:17 IST

Palghar building collapse has claimed 17 lives. Police arrested the builder after VVMC filed a complaint. NDRF teams continue rescue operations at Vijay Nagar.

17 Dead In 4-Storey Building Collapse In Virar

The death toll in the collapse of an allegedly unauthorised building at Virar in Maharashtra’s Palghar district has risen to 17 with the discovery of two more bodies, officials said on Thursday.

Police have arrested the builder of the four-storey structure, Ramabai Apartment, after the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) lodged a complaint, they said.

“Two more bodies have been located under the debris. The teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other rescue units are extricating them," said Vivekanand Kadam, Chief of the Disaster Management Cell of Palghar District. Their identities will be ascertained subsequently, he said.

The building, housing nearly 50 flats, collapsed on an adjacent vacant tenement at Vijay Nagar in Virar area of Palghar, adjoining Mumbai, at 12.05 am on Wednesday, they said.

Location :

Palghar, India, India

First Published:

August 28, 2025, 14:17 IST

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