Twelve killed in India building collapse

INDIA: A two-storey hotel collapsed in the southern Indian city of Secunderabad on Monday, killing 12 restaurant workers and injuring 15 others, a local police official told AFP.

“Twelve 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.

AFP