With two more bodies recovered on Monday, the death toll in the two-storey building collapse in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra rose to eight.
According to the officials, the work of clearing the debris is still going on and has entered the third day.
Since there is the possibility of survivors still remaining trapped under the debris, the rescue operations were carried out cautiously. Bhiwandi sub-divisional officer Amit Sanap said that rescuers were proceeding cautiously and also have to ensure that bodies are not damaged due to the machinery being used.
However, the rescue operations were declared closed by the officials after 45 hours.
The incident occurred at 2 pm on Saturday at Wardhaman compound in Valpada area. The building which housed godowns on the ground and first floors and families on its upper floor collapsed.
Teams of Fire Brigade, Police, Target Disaster Response Force (TDRF) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rushed to the spot to rescue people trapped in debris.
Six bodies were found from the debris till Sunday.
The bodies recovered on Monday were identified as Dinesh Tiwari (34) and Ashok Kumar Mishra (32).
Thane Municipal Corporation's Regional Disaster Management Cell chief Avinash Sawant said that the building belonged to a popular food products company, he said.
The two bodies recovered in the morning have been sent to a government hospital for postmortem, he added.
Meanwhile, the building's owner, Indrapal Patil, was arrested on Sunday and booked on charges of culpable homicide.
On Sunday, a 38-year-old man, identified as Sunil Pisal, was rescued from the debris and admitted to a hospital in Bhiwandi.
Those injured have been shifted to Indira Gandhi Hospital on Saturday. Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde met those injured in the building collapse at the hospital. He had announced Rs 5 lakh assistance each to the kin of the deceased.
CM Shinde has instructed Thane Collector Ashok Shingare and other authorities to immediately carry out a survey of the structures declared 'most dangerous' in the district.
Also, directions have been given to the officials to shift those people occupying in unsafe buildings to safer places as monsoon season is approaching.