At Least 40 Dead in India Building Collapse

Built in forest land of a Bombay suburb

Reason Staff | 4.5.2013 8:04 AM

A residential building being constructed illegally on forest land in a suburb of India's financial capital collapsed into a mound of steel and concrete, killing at least 41 people and injuring more than 50 others, authorities said Friday.

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At Least 40 Dead in India Building Collapse

Built in forest land of a Bombay suburb

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