Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Nalasopara Building Collapse After Evacuation, 36 Families Asked to Leave
A four-storey apartment building in Nalasopara partly collapsed.
It was called Roshni Apartment and stood in Sankeshwar Nagar.
Officials had already told the residents to leave because the building was unsafe.
This meant nobody was inside when it collapsed.
No deaths or injuries were reported in this incident.
Officials also asked families in a nearby building called Pooja Apartment to leave temporarily.
Those families want the authorities to help find another place to live.
The incident has raised concerns about the safety of old residential buildings.
A portion of the four-storey Roshni Apartment in Nalasopara’s Sankeshwar Nagar collapsed on Friday night, September 11, 2026.
The building housed about 36 families across 40 flats and had been declared dilapidated.
Authorities evacuated Roshni Apartment residents on August 6, and no casualties were reported after the collapse.
The Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation ordered about 36 families in neighbouring Pooja Apartment to vacate as a precaution.
Affected residents sought alternative accommodation, saying they were uncertain where they would stay.
- Who
- Residents of Roshni Apartment and families in neighbouring Pooja Apartment were affected; the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation issued evacuation directions.
- What
- A portion of a four-storey residential building collapsed, while residents of a neighbouring building were ordered to vacate.
- When
- Friday night, September 11, 2026; Roshni Apartment had been evacuated on August 6.
- Where
- Roshni Apartment in Sankeshwar Nagar, Nalasopara, Palghar district near Mumbai.
- Why
- Roshni Apartment had been declared dilapidated, and the neighbouring building was evacuated as a precaution.
Civic Authorities
Affected Residents
Evacuation and safety
Civic Authorities
Authorities declared Roshni Apartment dilapidated and evacuated its residents before the collapse; families in neighbouring Pooja Apartment were also ordered to leave as a precaution.
Affected Residents
Residents affected by the evacuation said civic authorities should arrange alternative accommodation because they were uncertain where they would stay.
Building safety concerns
Civic Authorities
The evacuation and precautionary order were presented as measures to prevent casualties and protect residents from unsafe structures.
Affected Residents
The incident heightened residents’ concerns about the safety of ageing or unauthorised residential buildings used to house large numbers of people.
- Collapsed building
- Roshni Apartment
- Building location
- Sankeshwar Nagar, Nalasopara
- Building height
- Four storeys
- Roshni Apartment occupancy
- About 36 families across 40 flats
- Prior evacuation
- Residents were evacuated on August 6
- Casualties
- No casualties reported so far
- Additional evacuation
- About 36 families in neighbouring Pooja Apartment were ordered to vacate