India | Updated Aug 26, 2009 at 12:31pm IST

Mumbai multi-storey caves in, 10 trapped

Mumbai: Several persons are feared trapped under the debris when a major portion of a four-storey residential building collapsed in Mumbai on Tuesday evening, fire brigade officials said.

"Four persons have been taken out from under the debris so far and rushed to a local hospital for treatment," they said.

Fifteen fire brigade vehicles and ambulances were rushed to the building, 'Khatav Mansion', in the busy Lamington Road in central Mumbai, the officials said, adding rescue operations are on in full swing.

It was not immediately known the exact number of people trapped in the rubble.

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