Bengaluru Building Collapse: at Least Five Killed in the Accident Say Officials

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A multi-storey building collapsed in Bengaluru on Monday, killing at least five people and injuring several, officials said.

The accident occurred in a densely populated residential area in the south-east of the city after the suspected explosion of a cooking gas cylinder, they said.

Rescue operations were under way, according to media reports. "Five people have died and five have been rescued," Bengaluru Development and Town Planning Minister K.J. George said on TV from the accident site.

"The building is more than 20 years old. At around 6 a.m., there was a loud noise, either due to gas cylinder explosion or building collapse," said Karnataka state home minister Ramalinga Reddy.

01:08pm:
According to the ANI news agency, a cylinder blast in the building led to the partial collapse of four houses partially.

01:00pm:
Bengaluru Development Minister K.J George announced five lakh compensation for all the families in the Ejipura building collapse.

12:55pm
No relief from rains for Bengaluru as death toll rises to six.

12.45 pm

#Bengaluru | #buildingcollapse
Read updates here https://t.co/P1lhJLk0tO pic.twitter.com/uq4mXUFG1x
— Bangalore Mirror (@BangaloreMirror) October 16, 2017

12.31 pm
Government to adopt 3-year-old Sanjana
Government will adopt the girl (whose parents died) who was rescued and will take care of all her expenses: Bengaluru Development Minister

12.22 pm

LPG Cylinder blast reason behind collapse
"An LPG cylinder exploded on the ground floor of a two-storeyed building sometime between 6 and 7 a.m. in Ejipura area. The building collapsed," an official from the Commissioner of Police office told IANS.

#WATCH: Girl child rescued from Ejipura building collapse site in Bengaluru. Her parents died in the incident,govt has decided to adopt her. pic.twitter.com/jZcI1VHAf5
— ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2017

Building collapsed at Gundappa Layout, Viveknagar in Bangalore City. KSFES, Civil Defence &SDRF are currently on search & rescue operations pic.twitter.com/L9u4jgoydA
— Bangalore Mirror (@BangaloreMirror) October 16, 2017

#Bengaluru | 5 year old kid rescued from the debris. People cheer as rescuers help him out#buildingcollapse
Photo: Kaushik pic.twitter.com/PCETRhd8DH
— Bangalore Mirror (@BangaloreMirror) October 16, 2017

#Bengaluru | Search on for survivors at site of #buildingcollapse in Ejipura.
PC: Kaushik pic.twitter.com/1PwrD5qjvA
— Bangalore Mirror (@BangaloreMirror) October 16, 2017

Source: indiatimes