After the tragic incident happened in Maharashtras Thane district, where a lift collapsed of a multi-storey building, the death toll has risen to seven, said the Thane Municipal Corporation on Monday.Death toll soars to 7 in Thane lift collapse incidentThe deceased have been identified as Mahendra Chaupal (32), Rupesh Kumar Das (21), Haroon Shaikh (47), Mithlesh (35), Karidas (38) and Sunil Kumar Das (21).However, the seven deceased have not yet been identified, the officials said.#WATCH | Maharashtra: Morning visuals from Thane where seven people died after a lift collapsed in an under-construction building pic.twitter.com/9HpjYFUJQV— ANI (@ANI) September 11, 2023According to the municipal corporation, all seven labourers were aboard the lift and all of them have been declared today.Deputy CM Fadnavis extends his condolencesExpressing condolences over the Thane life incident on Sunday, state Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis took to his social media. In a tweet, the minister said, “Shocking! The lift accident in Thane is very tragic. I express my deepest condolences to the families of the deceased who lost their lives in this accident. Wishing a speedy recovery to the injured ones.”Shocking!The lift accident in Thane is very tragic.I express my deepest condolences to the families of the deceased who lost lives in this accident. Wishing speedy recovery to the injured ones. https://t.co/xIRWwP6gBD— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) September 10, 2023What happened on Sunday evening On Sunday evening, the officials said that the lift of a 40-storey building in the Balkum area in Thane collapsed into the underground 3-storey basement.Briefing about the incident, the police said that the lift collapse tragedy happened between 5.30 pm to 6.45 pm in the Runwal Complex building in Maharashtras Thane city. The waterproofing work was underway on the roof of the building.Police investigation onMeanwhile, the police are investigating this matter.The police said according to the preliminary investigation the accident occurred due to the breaking of the lifts rope. The victim workers were coming down in the lift when the accident happened. Further investigation is going on, the officials added.
