Under-construction building collapses in India, two died

A six-storey under construction building collapsed in western Indias Nagpur city on Monday that claimed at least two lives and injured eight people. Rescuers are still engaged to extricate persons feared trapped under the debris.The building which was a cold storage center caved in at about 6.30 pm (IST).The building had been inaugurated a few days ago but some of its portions were yet to be completed.The local police and municipal authorities rushed immediately to the spot.We have deployed a lot of our people soon after we received the information. They are making the arrangements here.Our Municipal Commissioner Sanjeev Desai has also sent in his officials. He is also here. In this rescue operation, we are first trying to remove the debris. For that all the machinery and manpower of the corporation are engaged. We are still not sure about the number of people trapped inside, said citys police commissioner Ankur Dhananjay.The injured people have been admitted to the nearby hospital.The disruption in power supply in the area post collapse has troubled rescuers to disentangle persons feared to be trapped under the debris.