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Telangana ministers N Narsimha Reddy and P Padmarao said that the number of persons trapped inside could not be ascertained.
Updated : Dec 09, 2016, 09:23 PM IST
Two persons, including a minor boy, were rescued and six bodies were recovered from the debris of an under-construction building that collapsed in Nanakramguda in Hyderabad on Thursday night. "The lives of two have been saved and one body was recovered," Greater Hyderabad Municipal Mayor Bonthu Ram Mohan said.
The building at Nanakramguda collapsed at night and several people were feared trapped inside the under-construction structure. Rescue operations are underway since then.
ANI reported that the police had arrested one accused in the collapse case and was looking for another accused, who is currently absconding.
While Telangana ministers N Narsimha Reddy and P Padmarao, who supervised the operation said that the number of persons trapped inside could not be ascertained, NDRF Director General RK Pachnanda said, "As of now 8 more are trapped inside."
Nanakramguda (Hyderabad): 2 dead in building collapse, rescue operations underway pic.twitter.com/WV5H3xCwOD
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Seven storey building collapses in Nanakramguda area of Hyderabad. More details awaited pic.twitter.com/n0uDQxYW0G
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#UPDATE One dead in Hyderabad building collapse, rescue operations continue pic.twitter.com/tMzFJr5yJq
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#SpotVisuals #Nanakramguda: 5 dead, 2 rescued in Hyderabad building collapse; Rescue operation on. pic.twitter.com/xjUGO1y2v0
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"NDRF personnel along with workers of local administration are involved in the rescue operations," the Mayor said. He said the rescue work took time as the way to the collapsed building is narrow. More machines have arrived for the operations, he said, adding some violation of rules have been found in the construction of the building.
The victims, who were rushed to the hospital, hail from Visakhapatnam, Chattisgarh and some of them are local residents, the Mayor said.