Jamnagar (Gujarat) [India], June 23 : A three-storey block collapsed in the Sadhna colony area of Jamnagar in Gujarat, leaving 3 persons dead and 5 injured, officials said.
A rescue operation was underway at the time of filing this report.
"Three people died and five were injured in a building collapse in Sadhana colony today. The Gujarat Housing Board had repeatedly warned people against living in this apartment building as it had been declared unsafe. A search and rescue operation is underway," DN Modi, municipal commissioner, Jamnagar, said.
The BJP's Jamnagar MP Poonamben informed that 5 of the 8 persons, who were trapped in the immediate aftermath of the block collapse, were rescued.
"An apartment building in Sadhana Colony collapsed today. About 8 persons were trapped under the debris and 5 of them have been rescued so far. The search and rescue operation is underway," Poonamben said.
Further details are awaited.
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