Summary:
A portion of a two-storey building collapsed in Dombivli, Thane, early Thursday morning, but none of its residents were hurt as they rushed out just in time, a civic official said. The incident took place around 4.30 am in the 42- year-old residential building, housing nearly 75 people, in Kopar area of Dombivli, he said. The occupants heard a loud sound of some building pillars cracking early morning and rushed out of the premises. Within minutes, a portion of the building collapsed, Dombivli ward officer Bharat Pawar said. A total of 18 families were residing in the building but no person suffered any injury, he said..