Monday, 8 July 2013

Hotel collapses in Secunderabad, six people killed

Secunderabad: At least six people are feared dead after a building collapsed in Andhra Pradesh's Secunderabad city today. Nearly 40 people might still be trapped in the debris, witnesses say.

The two-storey building of City Light hotel, situated on Rashtrapati Road, collapsed at around 6: 30 am.

Police, fire fighting personnel and rescue workers managed to evacuate 10 people from the rubble and shift them to a nearby hospital. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) workers were seen clearing the debris.

GHMC city planner Raghu said 53 buildings in the city were recently issued notices on safety, but, City Light hotel was not one of them.

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