Twelve persons were rescued from the upper floor of the structure.
New Delhi: Fourteen people were rescued from under the debris of a house that collapsed in Mumbai's Kandivali this morning.
A portion of the ground-plus-two-floor structure, known as Dipjyoti chawl, located in Lalji Pada area collapsed around 5:00 am. Some locals said the incident took place when residents were asleep and they were unable to come out.
Twelve persons were rescued from the upper floor of the structure; two people trapped in the debris were rescued by fireman using gas cutters.
Two persons, aged 45 and 48, received minor injuries and were admitted to Oscar Hospital, news agency PTI reported quoting an official.