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INDIA-BUILDING COLLAPSE-DEATH
Building collapse kills 2 in India
NEW DELHI, July 23, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – At least two people were killed and
few others injured on Monday after an old building collapsed in eastern
Indian state of West Bengal, police said.
The building collapsed in Sealdah area of Kolkata, the capital city of West
Bengal.
“Early today a two-storey dilapidated building at Baithakkhana Road here
came crashing, killing two people and injuring few others here,” an official
with disaster management cell said. “The inmates were said to be sleeping
inside the building when it crumbled.”
The city has been receiving rains for the past three days.
According to locals, the building over 100 years old was declared unsafe by
local civic officials.
The bodies have been retrieved from the debris, officials said.
Reports said many people used to take shelter inside the building during
night hours, however in wake of Sunday only a dozen were inside it.
Construction experts blame the lax administration and corruption in India
for flouting building rules that often results in using poor quality
materials, inadequate supervision, and poor safety standards for workers.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1517 hrs