At least five persons were killed and ten others injured when a building collapsed in the powerloom town of Bhiwandi this morning amid heavy rains.

The two-storey structure at Gaibi Nagar under Shanti Nagar police station limits in the town crashed at around 9.30 am, Bhiwandi tehsildar Vaishali Lambate said.

About 7-8 families were residing in the building. Firemen and policemen rushed to the site. It was not known immediately known if people were still trapped in the debris, police said.

A spokesman of Thane district disaster cell said that at least five persons were killed and ten others injured, one seriously, in the building collapse.

Nine of the injured were rushed to Thane Civil Hospital where they were being treated for their injuries, he said, adding that one person has been admitted to a hospital in Bhiwandi.