K'taka: 5 killed as temple collapses
Shimoga
(Karnataka),
Oct
10:
Five
people
were
killed
and
35
others
were
injured
when
a
temple,
under
construction,
collapsed
in
the
town
today.
Police said that the death toll may rise since more than 10 people were suspected to be caught under the debris of Shaneshwara temple under construction.
Efforts are continuing to rescue those who were caught under debris. Fire Force and police personnel, with the help of local people, were involved in rescue operation.
The bodies recovered have been sent for postmortem.
UNI
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Story first published: Wednesday, October 10, 2007, 14:30 [IST]