Hoarding collapse Can't use gas cutters at petrol pump site for fear of blast says NDRF

An official of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), which is engaged in the search and rescue at the hoarding collapse site in Chheda Nagar here, said they can’t use gasoline-powered cutters as the accident site is a petrol pump and it can result in a blast or fire.

At least 14 persons died, and 74 suffered



injuries after a 100-feet-tall illegal billboard fell at a petrol pump in the Chheda Nagar area of Ghatkopar during dust storms and unseasonal rains that lashed the city on Monday.

Two NDRF teams are engaged in the search and rescue operation along with the fire brigade, local disaster response teams, police, and dog squads.