Two killed as building collapses in Kolkata: Mayor

Two persons died and seven others were injured as an under-construction five-storeyed building collapsed in the Garden Reach area of Kolkata, city mayor Firhad Hakim said on Monday.Hakim apprehended that some more people might still be trapped under the debris.The rescue operation is going on at the site located at Azan Molla Lane in the citys western periphery.In a horrific accident, an under-construction five-storeyed building collapsed around midnight.

Two persons died and seven others were injured as an under-construction five-storeyed building collapsed in the Garden Reach area of Kolkata, city mayor Firhad Hakim said on Monday.

Hakim apprehended that some more people might still be trapped under the debris.

The rescue operation is going on at the site located at Azan Molla Lane in the city's western periphery.

''In a horrific accident, an under-construction five-storeyed building collapsed around midnight. Two persons were killed and at least seven people were injured,'' Hakim said.

At least 10 people were rescued from the site, an official said.

The city mayor said there were still a few persons trapped under the debris and efforts were on to rescue them.

The injured were admitted to a hospital, Hakim said. He announced an ex-gratia of Rs five lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and Rs 1 lakh to injured persons. Hakim, who is also West Bengal's urban development minister, said ''I have spoken to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and we will give Rs five lakh to the next of kin of each deceased person and Rs one lakh to each injured person.'' Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal visited the spot and took stock of the rescue operation.

''The under-construction building collapsed in the Garden Reach area late on Sunday night. We have rescued a few people. The recuse operation is still going on,'' a police official said.

(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)