Rescue teams are working to clear the debris and search for people who may still be trapped. Two people were killed and several others injured after an under-construction seven-storey building collapsed in Anjaiah Nagar, Madhapur, on Saturday, police said.
So far, two people have lost their lives.
Officials said the operation was still underway and further details would be shared once the debris is cleared. We will provide more details later,” a police official said. The cellar work was being extended to the adjacent building connected to the seven-storey structure, which led to its sudden collapse,” Gandhi said.
Local police and emergency response personnel reached the site soon after the collapse and began rescue operations. “An under-construction seven-storey building collapsed in Anjaiah Nagar. Rescue teams have reached the spot, clearing of debris is underway, and the rescue operation is in progress. “In Madhapur division, the illegal seven-storey under-construction building was stopped by officials for four months. They recently restarted the construction work illegally. “People must understand the risks of illegal constructions. Some people are profiting through such illegal constructions. Many such illegal constructions are going on in Serilingampally. We are seizing buildings, but they are not following the norms. Rescue operations remain underway as authorities work to determine the exact circumstances that led to the collapse.
Congress MLA Arekapudi Gandhi alleged that the building was being constructed without proper authorisation and claimed that municipal authorities had earlier stopped the work. A similar incident had happened earlier, and now it has happened again,” he added.
