Two killed, three injured in building collapse in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad, Mar 19 (UNI) Two labourers, including a woman, were killed and three others were injured when a double-storeyed building collapsed near Saijpur Bogha Tower in Naroda area of the city today.

The woman's body was taken out of the rubble after five-hour long operation. The other dead was a man in his twenties, said Additional Chief Fire Officer M F Dastur.

Among the injured, while two escaped with bruises, the third's hand was badly affected, he said.

The incident took place around 1100 hrs when some repair work was being carried out in the building, he told UNI here.

''We are not sure if the building was being used as a godown as it was empty,'' he said.

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