Two killed, 12 injured as three-storey building collapses in Indore
PTC News Desk: A three-storey building collapsed in Indore’s Ranipura area on Monday night following rains, killing two persons and injuring 12 others, officials said.
District Collector Shivam Verma reported that 14 members of a family were trapped beneath the rubble of the collapsed building.
Of these, 12 are receiving treatment at Maharaja Yeshwantrao Government Hospital (MYH), while two victims, identified as Alifa and Faheem, lost their lives. Dr. Arvind Ghanghoria, Dean of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, confirmed that Alifa (20) was pulled from the debris and taken to MYH, where doctors declared her dead.
The district collector added that the five-hour-long rescue operation has now been completed.
“The front portion of the building had recently been rebuilt, but the back portion was old. We will investigate the condition of the building’s foundation.
Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava said that a portion of the collapsed building fell on a neighbouring structure. Preliminary information suggests the building was eight to 10 years old.
- PTC NEWS
