Mumbai, February 11 At least five people were injured after a lift collapsed from the fourth floor of an 18-story residential building in the Byculla area of central Mumbai on Wednesday night, officials said.
The incident occurred at the Jay Krupa Tower, located at Ghodapdeo Cross Lane No. 1, around 10 pm, officials said, citing information received from the Mumbai Police Control.
According to preliminary information, the lift fell from the fourth floor after a suspected cable failure, a civic official said.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade, police, BEST personnel, ambulances, and local ward staff rushed to the scene and launched rescue operations.
Of the five injured people, three were taken to the state-run JJ Hospital, one to Balaji Hospital, and another to Jaslok Hospital, the official said, adding that updates on their condition are pending.
