Mumbai building collapse: At least four dead and dozens missing after building collapse in India

At least four people have died and dozens are missing after a four-storey building collapsed in India.

The old building collapsed in India’s financial capital of Mumbai on Tuesday, trapping more than two dozen people in the rubble.

A fire department official said it was unclear how many people could be missing, but said it could be more than 30.

The official added that rescue efforts were being hampered by narrow streets in the area.

A search is currently underway to try and save those caught up in the incident.

The official said: “We don't know exactly how many, but with the input provided by neighbours, we estimate more than 30 could be trapped.”

Television images showed people forming a human chain to remove the rubble using their hands.

"The building crashed with a heavy sound and we thought there was an earthquake," a local resident told the New Delhi Television news channel.

The collapse is the second to happen in Mumbai in the last ten days.

Devendra Fadnavis, chief minister of Maharashtra state in western India, said that based on initial information around 15 families were living in the building which he said dated back 100 years.

He said the focus was on rescue efforts, but that the government would open an investigation. Police said at least seven injured people had been taken to hospital.