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Two-storey building collapses in Pune's Mundhwa, eight including four children rescued from debris

Press Trust of India July 22, 2018, 10:02:11 IST

The police reported building collapse in Pune’s Mundhwa due to its precarious condition and incessant rains might have worsened the situation

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Two-storey building collapses in Pune's Mundhwa, eight including four children rescued from debris

Pune: Eight people including four children were injured after a two-storey residential building collapsed in Mundhwa area on Saturday afternoon, police said. “A one-year-old girl was among the injured. Building owner Kailash Bhandwalkar, three members of his family and four others from two tenant families were injured,” police said. [caption id=“attachment_3993507” align=“alignnone” width=“380”]Representational image. PTI Representational image. PTI[/caption] Police reported that the building, standing by a nullah in Keshavnagar locality, was around 30 years old and in a precarious condition. “Incessant rains may have weakened it further”, police said Fire brigade personnel rescued all those who were trapped under the debris, including a one-year-old girl from Bhandwalkar’s family. Two buffaloes tied outside the house died as debris fell on them, police said.

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