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The tragedy occurred when they were coming down from the 40th floor of a building.

The deceased workers had finished water-proofing work and entered the lift at the 40th floor when the lift came crashing down at around 7:30 pm on Sunday.

The labourers were descending to the basement after wrapping up work for the day when the rope of the service lift at Runwal Eirene, in Balkum localit

The death toll in the lift collapse incident in Thane, Maharashtra, has risen to seven. According to officials, there were a total of seven laborers in the lift, and all of them have been declared dead. The accident occurred due to the breaking of the lifts rope, while the workers were descending. Investigation is still ongoing.

As per the preliminary investigation, the accident transpired due to the rupture of the lift's cable, with the unfortunate incident occurring while the workers were in the process of descending from the building.

Seven people were killed when the construction lift in an under-construction 40-storey building collapsed on Sunday evening in Thane.

All four labourers were carrying out waterproofing work on the 40th floor of an under-construction building when the mishap took place

Thane lift collapse: One more labourer has succumbed to injuries following a lift collape at an under-construction 40-storey building in Maharashtra's Thane

India News: The labourers were descending to the basement after wrapping up work for the day when the rope of the service lift at Runwal Eirene, in Balkum localit

At least six workers were killed and another injured when the construction lift at a 40-storey under-construction building collapsed this evening in the Balkum area in Thane near Mumbai, officials said.