Old building collapses in Ahmedabad, At least 2 dead, 6 injured

Ahmedabad: At least two woman died and six others injured when an old building today collapsed in Chandranagar’s Baglawali Chali in Amraiwadi area of the city.

Deputy Chief Fire Officer Jayesh N Khadiya who was deployed in to rescue operation said that a call about the incident was received at around 2 pm this afternoon.

24 vehicles of the AMC’s fire department rushed to the spot and pulled out 8 from the debris of whom two woman had died. The search and rescue operation was on among intermittent rain as the locals said that there was a possibility of at least two more people being under the debris.

The three storied building was several years old one and had collapsed after yesterday’s rain. Its rear part was already badly damaged during the 2001 earthquake.

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