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Rescue workers look for trapped people after a residential building collapsed in Thane, Mumbai, India, Thursday, April 4, 2013.
By The Associated PressA building collapsed as it was being constructed illegally in a Mumbai, India, suburb (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51437265), killing at least 27 people, police said Friday.
The collapse injured 54 others and rescuers are searching for more casualties in the debris, Police Inspector Digamber Jangale said.
The building in the Mumbai suburb of Thane did not have clearances from local authorities to be built, he said. The first four floors had offices, but most occupants had left for the day at the time of the collapse. Read the full story (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51437265).
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Rescue workers carry a woman who survived from the collapsed building.
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Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of the collapsed building.
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Rescue workers carry a child who survived the collapse of a residential building in Thane.
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This story was originally published on Thu Apr 4, 2013 5:39 PM EDT
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