LUCKNOW, India – Rescue employees pulled 12 folks, together with two youngsters, out of the rubble after a residential house block collapsed within the northern Indian metropolis of Lucknow, however extra had been feared trapped inside, an area police official mentioned on Tuesday.
At least 12 extra folks had been feared trapped, the official mentioned, as rescue employees sought to clear rubble and particles from the positioning, situated in a crowded and posh space of Lucknow, the capital of India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh.
Police didn’t instantly touch upon any potential causes for the collapse.
“We have pulled out 12 people as of now, including two children, and there has been no recovery of a dead body,” Director General of Police of Uttar Pradesh, D S Chauhan, instructed reporters close to the positioning.
Television channels confirmed piles of brick and concrete and police groups clearing the rubble to seek for survivors.
A complete of 24 folks had been feared trapped when the constructing collapsed, Chauhan mentioned. — Reuters
