At least six construction workers are feared trapped under the debris of a seven storey under-construction building near Bellandur south east Bengaluru. One death has been reported.
Five people have been rescued from the debris.
“We’ve have managed to rescue one person while four others had managed to escape,” fire and emergency department chief MN Reddi said.
About 10 ambulances have been rushed to the spot. The injured have been shifted to the hospital.
A team of National Disaster Relief Force has been called at the spot and local police officials had cordoned the area. The spot comes under the jurisdiction of HSR Layout Police Station.
Local Municipal Commissioner, Mayor of Bengaluru had reached the spot and attempts to retrieve people trapped under the debris are carried out by rescue officials.
From images, it looks like that the under-construction building has leaned towards an adjacent building causing damage to it also. Looking at the image experts believe that the materials used on the site were substandard.
An eyewitness said that the seven floor was constructed by the developer in just three to four months, which may have led to the sudden collapse. “How Municipal Corporation of Bengaluru allowed it and how it went unreported to them. It seems that the officers had turned their blind eye towards the construction,” said a local on condition of anonymity.
Many locals had complained about the illegal structure constructed in the area but BBMP (Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike, city’s civic agency) had failed to take action against the developer. The collapse has left the Bengaluru Municipal Corporation red face as state Chief Minister has asked for a detail report about the incident.
