'Lost all my belongings, left only with a shirt given by a neighbour'

A 40yearold man died and around 19 people were injured after a groundplus twostorey house collapsed in Bandras Shastri Nagar on Wednesday night around 1215 am said the BMCAccording to the residents they rescued a few injured people and shifted them to Bhabha hospital for immediate medical attentionJaved Shaikh a local resident says We heard a loud noise around 1215 am As soon as we rushed to see what had happened we heard people trapped inside the debris shouting for help Till the BMC and Mumbai fire departments officials arrived we tried to rescue as many people as we could and shifted them to the nearby hospitalAccording to the civic hospital most of the injured suffered from minor injuries Dr Vidya Thakur Chief Medical Officer Bhabha Hospital says A 23yearold man who has injuries to his head is kept under observation We will monitor him for one or two days Patients with minor injuries were treated on an OPD basis and sent backThe residents originally from Bihar have been staying here for a few years and work as civic contract labourersAlso read IN PHOTOS Residential building collapses in Bandra one dead 19 injuredMuhammed Jufikar 32 one of those injured says We lived on the top floor of the twostorey house There we no cracks in the wall or damage to the roof so we have no idea what caused the collapse I have minor injuries on my leg I have lost my belongings and am left with no money in my pocket All I have is this shirt given to me by my neighbourJasir Udin 50 another injured says I have been staying here for the past 15 years We all were sleeping when the incident occurred We were lucky that the other residents came to our rescue We lost one of our friends His family stays in BiharJasir Udin PicAnagha SawantHe adds Our house is on the edge of a nullah The wall of the house collapsed on us We have informed the owner of the flat he will be visiting soonChief Fire Officer Hemant Parab says Rescue operation ended last night All people trapped inside the debris have been rescued and medical treatment has been provided to themAccording to a BMC official We have asked residents of the adjacent house to vacate till the debris is removed We have an order to demolish the house completely