
Hyderabad: At least two persons were killed and another injured when a seven-storey under-construction building collapsed in Gachibowli’s Anjaiah Nagar on Saturday, August 22, police said.
According to reports, the building was built on just 50 yards adjacent to a nala. Debris from the building collapsed onto the neighbouring apartment complex in the Whitefields area, causing some damage to the structure.
A fire official involved in the rescue operation told reporters that two bodies had been recovered while clearing the debris of the collapsed building.
A man in the adjacent building was injured and admitted to a hospital.
The rescue operation was underway, with efforts focused on determining whether anyone else was trapped under the debris. More details are awaited.
(With inputs from PTI.)