NEW DELHI, India, March 20 (NNN-PTI) – Two persons have been killed and 28 others rescued and hospitalised, after an under-construction building collapsed Tuesday, in south-western Indian state of Karnataka.
The building collapsed in Kumareshwar Nagar of Dharwad district, about 433 km north-west of Bengaluru, the capital city of Karnataka.
A police official in Dharwad had earlier said, “One person was killed in the incident and around 50 persons are feared trapped under the rubble.”
Chief Minister of Karnataka, H D Kumaraswamy, expressed shock over the building collapse and directed senior officials to oversee rescue work.
“The rescue operation is on and five people have been extricated, so far, from the debris. I have instructed the concerned officials to be on location,” Kumaraswamy said.
“Shocked to learn about the collapse of an under-construction building in Dharwad. I have instructed the Chief Secretary (CS) to supervise rescue operations. I have also directed the CS to send additional resources and expert rescuers by a special flight to Dharwad,” Kumaraswamy said.– NNN-PTI
