Thane, Nov 23 (PTI) Two construction labourers died after a makeshift lift at an under-construction building collapsed at Bhiwandi in Thane district of Maharashtra, police said.

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The mishap occurred on Tuesday night and the deceased were identified as Kamruddin Jalaluddin (24) from Nepal and Om Prakash (41) from Uttar Pradesh, they said.

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"The incident took place at around 11.00 pm on Tuesday when the makeshift lift of the under-construction building collapsed," an official of Bhiwandi Nizampur City Municipal Corporation said.

The personnel of Nizampura police station are probing the case.

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