Indian rescue workers remove bodies from the rubble at the site of the City Light Hotel building collapse in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad on July 8, 2013. PHOTO: AFP
"Five people have died and 15 more have been injured when the City Light Hotel collapsed early this morning," local police official B Surender said.
Nearly 25 people were working at the hotel on a busy road in Secunderabad in Andhra Pradesh state when one of the kitchen walls gave way, burying staff under the debris, Surender said.
"Five of the workers have been admitted to hospital with serious injuries. We are still working to clear the rubble and find the remaining people," he said. It was unclear how many people were still trapped.
"The building was very old and the walls showed cracks, according to people working nearby," he added.
Several buildings have collapsed in India in recent months, many of them apartment blocks in the financial capital Mumbai, including one in April that killed 74 people.
The collapses have highlighted pervasive poor construction standards in the country, where massive demand for housing and endemic corruption often result in illegal buildings and a lack of safety inspections.
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@Ghaznavi: " ... India’s future is many small states ruled by local strong-men (rajas). United India is history. ... "
Your Muslim world is splintering actually. Egypt is heading the way of Syria. Next the oil rich countries will follow - finally ending in oil resources passing into the hands of the UN.
@indi---you are sick man. Every innocent life is precious be it hindu or muslim.
@indi, I totally disagree with you, this is nothing to do with hindu or muslim or any religion, its totally because of negligence of not only building constructors but also the people who are aware of pathetic condition of the building with cracks, etc. And ofcoarse the municipal authorities who fail to take precautionary steps to identify and correct such buildings.
@indi Please indi don't spread hatred. Muslims or Hindus or anyone does not deserve such deaths and destruction. People live in such poor circumstances because they don't have a way out . Lets not laugh at their plight man.
This is 'unraveling' of India: India's buildings is following India's economy. Collapsing, imploding under the behemoth corruption!! Soon after the economic collapse, the Indian union will splinter. India's future is many small states ruled by local strong-men (rajas). United India is history.
the appartments that collapsed some weeks back were all in thane district not mumbai first of all....second every building that collapsed was in muslim dominated regions of mumbra and bhiwandi.....muslims because of their poor financial background ( coz of more children) live here knowingly that it is risky.....u get what u deserve.... ;)