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Eight dead in building collapse
Eight people were feared dead when the under construction building of a private engineering college collapsed on Monday.
Updated on: Jul 25, 2011, 23:07:57 IST
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Eight people were feared dead when the under construction building of a private engineering college collapsed on Monday.
The incident occured around 6.30pm near NH-2, 10km from Palwal township, when the pillars of the under construction building of Sri Ram Engineering College collapsed crushing over a dozen laborers. Police and civil officers immediately rushed to the spot. The officials confirmed eight deaths.
“Rescue work is on. Two injured labourers have been taken to a local hospital,” Romesh Verma, deputy commissioner, Palwal, said.
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