Death toll in Thane garment factory building collapse rises to 6

Thane: The death toll in the garment factory building collapse in Thane has gone up to six while 26 people have been injured. The 2-storeyed building in Bhiwandi collapsed late on Wednesday night.

The police has arrested the architect of the building but five others remain absconding. The Rescue operations are still on as it is taking time to look through the rubble.

The building collapse was the third incident in Thane in the last three weeks. Officials said that prima facie it appeared that the building may have collapsed due to construction on the first floor.