At the time of the incident, 19 residents were inside the building. While 12 managed to escape safely, seven were trapped under the debris.
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Two persons were killed and at least five others injured when a four-storey dilapidated building collapsed in the Subhash Chowk area of the old walled city late Friday night.
According to police and eyewitnesses, loose boulders and slabs from the rear walls of the rain-soaked building—housing several tenant families, mostly from West Bengal—began falling from the third floor around midnight. Moments later, a major portion of the structure collapsed with a loud crash.
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At the time of the incident, 19 residents were inside the building. While 12 managed to escape safely, seven were trapped under the debris. Civil Defence and SDRF teams later rescued them.
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Among the casualties were 33-year-old Prabhat and his five-year-old daughter, Pehu, who died in the collapse.
Five others, including a woman and two children, were admitted to SMS Hospital in serious condition.
The house owner has reportedly assured Prabhat’s family a token compensation of ₹6 lakh.
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