Several people were feared trapped when a three-storey building housing a shopping centre collapsed on Wednesday in this Haryana city adjoining the national capital, police said.
Several people were feared trapped when a three-storey building housing a shopping centre collapsed on Wednesday in this Haryana city adjoining the national capital, police said.
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Police officials said that at least two people were taken out of the debris with serious injuries shortly after the building called City Centre came crashing down with a deafening roar.
The incident took place in the New Industrial Township (NIT) Phase I. The accident happened all of a sudden, stunned witnesses told the police.
A police officer said: "We can't say how many people have died because the building has fallen in the front. We are trying to find how many people are trapped."
Another officer added: "Some construction work was going on in the building. Heavy generator sets were installed on top of the building when it came crashing down."
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