Six-storey residential building collapses in Surat, one dead

Surat, July 6

A person was killed and three-four others were still feared trapped under the debris after a six-storey residential building collapsed in Pal area of Surat city in Gujarat on Saturday.

While a woman was rescued soon after the collapse, the body of a man was pulled out at night, said Surat Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gehlot. The structure collapsed around 2.45 pm.

The search and rescue operation was on as locals claimed three-four persons might have been still under the debris, Gehlot added. The building was constructed in 2016-17, he said.

“Around five flats were occupied, mostly by those who work in factories in this area. When rescue work started, we heard cries of those trapped in the debris. We rescued a woman and sent her to hospital. Later, the body of a man was found,” said Gehlot.