A multi-storey building collapsed in the south Indian city of Bengaluru on Monday, killing at least five people and injuring several, officials said. The accident occurred in a densely populated residential area in the south-east of the city after the suspected explosion of a cooking gas cylinder, they said. “Five people have died and five have been rescued,” Bengaluru Development and Town Planning Minister KJ George said on TV from the accident site. At around 6 am (local time), there was a loud noise, either due to gas cylinder explosion or building collapse,” said Karnataka state home minister Ramalinga Reddy. While clearing debris to pull out those trapped in the building, three fire-fighters were injured as a wall fell on them, police said adding they had been shifted to a nearby hospital.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 16, 2017 06:00 UTC