Three persons were rescued after a three-storey residential building collapsed in Juhapura area of Gujarat's Ahmedabad city on Thursday night, officials said.
According to the officials, 23 people have been rescued so far while as many as four to five people are feared to be buried under the debris.
Sources said that most of the residents were vacating the premises as the building had been declared dilapidated. However, two families had still been residing inside at the time of the collapse.
A major tragedy was averted as all the families living in the building had vacated their flats in the morning as the 50-year-old building was in a dilapidated condition and had recently developed cracks, said chairman of the municipal standing committee Hitesh Barot.
'Gol Apartment' located on Sonal Cinema Road collapsed around 9.30 pm.
Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Service sent three fire fighting vehicles to the spot, said fire officer Mithun Mistry.
“We immediately reached the spot after receiving information about the building collapse. As many as 23 people were already rescued from the building before we could reach and we safely rescued three others who were trapped.",said Fire Officer Jayesh Khadia.
"Majority of residents have already shifted elsewhere due to the dilapidated condition of the building. Our teams rescued three persons who were trapped in the rubble," said Mistry.
Sources said that most of the residents were vacating the premises as the building had been declared dilapidated. However, two families had still been residing inside at the time of the collapse.
(With PTI Inputs)
