13 killed, dozens trapped in India building collapse
At least 13 people have been killed after a five-story building under construction in the southern Indian state of Goa collapsed. Dozens more are feared to still be trapped under the rubble.
At least 13 people have been killed after a five-story building under
construction in the southern Indian state of Goa collapsed.
According to police, authorities are trying to determine exactly how many people were at the construction site when the building in the city of Cana-cona fell. Witnesses say about 40 workers were at the site.
Police and local residents pulled seven bodies from the wreckage. Firefighters and rescue workers are sifting through the debris looking for survivors.
Ambulances took at least three seriously injured workers to hospital for treatment. Officials say the cause of the collapse has not yet been determined.