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13 killed in India building collapse

Saturday, February 06, 2010 NEW DELHI: The death toll in Friday's building collapse in Indian city of Hyderabad rose to 13 as two more bodies were retrieved from the debris while rescue work continued Saturday. Eighteen hours after the four-storeyed under construction building caved in, a person was pulled out alive from the debris and shifted to hospital. The rescue teams were continuing their work to clear the debris as officials fear more people could be trapped under the huge concrete slabs. The accident in the busy Narayanguda area in the city centre has claimed 13 lives, including a two-year-old child and four women. Six people were injured. All the victims were construction labourers from Medak and Mahabubnagar districts. The district collector said the building was being constructed without permission from municipal authorities. "We will take legal action against the builder," he said. Officials said the builder was constructing additional floors on an...

Five workers feared dead in India building collapse

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 BELLARY: At least five persons are feared dead and many injured when a six-storey building caved in suddenly in Bellary district, in India's southern Karnataka state The six-storey building was under construction when it collapsed on Tuesday (January 26). The incident took place around 8.30 pm (local time) when workers were having dinner on the ground floor. A weak foundation is reportedly the cause of the incident. A boys' hostel situated besides the building was also damaged when a portion of the building fell on the hostel. Reports say that three hostellers were buried under the debris. However, one of them has been declared dead. Rescue operations were on as excavators tried to remove the debris and look for more survivors. A National Disaster Management team from India's western Pune city is expected to arrive in Bellary on Wednesday (January 27).