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One
killed, three trapped in Ahmedabad building collapse
Friday January 28, 2011 12:25:54 PM,
IANS
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Ahmedabad:
One person was killed and three people were trapped when a
five-storey newly-constructed building here collapsed Friday
morning, leading to the partial collapse of two adjoining buildings
also, fire officials said. Over a dozen people were injured in the
accident.
The five-storey building, called 'President', was apparently
constructed illegally in Kalupur area of the densely populated old
walled city . Early Friday, it tilted to one side, crushing two
adjoining old residential buildings and affecting two others as
well.
Rescue operations are on and 10 people have been rescued while
search is on for the rest. A fire brigade volunteer is among the
injured who have been admitted to the V.S. municipal hospital, said
Additional Chief Fire Officer Rajesh Bhatt.
Many people were still sleeping around 7.30 a.m. when the collapse
took place.
"Two of my relatives -- 60-year-old Naseem Banu and Kadir (22) --
are still trapped inside and there is no response if we call out to
them in the debris," said Sikandar Khan Pathan, who stays in the
neighbouring house.
The new building had apparently been constructed on an old one and
was a matchbox-type structure that tilted due to a faulty
foundation, witnesses who live in the area said.
"Lots of illegal constructions take place in these bylanes in the
guise of repairs which is very difficult to monitor," said a civic
official.
Fire brigade personnel who rushed to the area had a tough time
working in the extremely narrow and serpentine lanes of the densely
congested old walled city.
"There was no way that one could take fire tenders and other
equipment inside these lanes where three people would find it
difficult to walk abreast," said the fire officer.
Municipal Commissioner I.P. Gautam has ordered an enquiry to be
conducted by the chief engineer of the civic body. "The builder will
be made liable... He will have to pay compensation to those whose
houses have been affected," he said.
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