UP: Under-construction building collapses in Noida; 2 killed, many feared trapped

— By PTI | Jul 18, 2018 08:34 am

Uttar Pradesh, Noida, Building collapse, greater noida, kill, 2 killed, accidentMembers of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), along with local police, search for victims after an under construction building collapsed in the village of Shah Beri village in Greater Noida, a satellite town east of the Indian capital, in Uttar Pradesh on July 18, 2018. At least two people were killed and more were feared trapped after an under-construction building collapsed onto a residential complex outside Delhi, officials said on July 18. / AFP PHOTO / Prakash SINGH

Noida: A six-storey under-construction building collapsed in Greater Noida, killing at least two persons and trapping several others under the debris, officials said today. At least 12 labourers were inside the building in Shah Beri village when the incident took place and all of them are feared trapped, Chief Fire Officer Arun Kumar Singh said.

A National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) officer said that two bodies have been pulled out of the rubble. Fire and police officials are carrying out rescue operations. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the Gautam Budh Nagar district magistrate and the police to monitor relief and rescue activities along with the NDRF team.

DGP O P Singh has informed the chief minister about the rescue operation being carried out by police and NDRF personnel.