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Mumbai building collapse kills 16

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  • Officials had warned people to leave building due to structural concerns
  • At least 26 people injured as dilapidated building collapses
  • Chief minister of Maharashtra state pays his respects to victims
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NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- A dilapidated building collapsed in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people who had defied orders to vacate the structure, a police spokesman told CNN.

Rescue workers clear away debris after a building collapsed Wednesday in Mumbai, India.

Rescue workers clear away debris after a building collapsed Wednesday in Mumbai, India.

Another 26 people were injured and hospitalized, the spokesman said. Mumbai city officials had told residents living in the old building to leave it because of structural concerns.

The chief minister of Maharashtra state, Vilasrao Deshmukh, visited the building hours after the collapse to pay his respects to the victims.

Last July, another building collapse in Mumbai -- formerly Bombay -- killed 26 people.

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