Hyderabad: 6-storey building collapses; 3 dead

Hyderabad: Three persons were killed and 2 others critically injured when a six-storey under-construction building collapsed at Nanakramguda in Hyderabad on Thursday evening. A woman and two children were pulled out of the rubble early morning today. The building is owned by one Satyanarayana Singh.

The mishap occurred around 9.30 pm when work was going on on the sixth floor. The GHMC was alerted a few minutes after the collapse through its call centre. Rescue teams got delayed due to the heavy traffic at Gachibowli.

Several local residents helped in the rescue operation. Two earthmovers were pushed in service to clear the debris. Five ambulances from the 108 emergency service and two from a nearby corporate hospital were sent to the spot.

Emergency personnel and Cyberabad police were still working to pull the bodies out when reports last came in.

The poor quality of construction, illegal floors and two illegal cellars and excavation works in the neighbouring plot are said to have led to the mishap.

GHMC officials said that an excavation work up to 40-foot depth was being carried out by Swagruha Ventures in the neighbouring plot. This is believed to have weakened the building’s foundation.