New Delhi – A Indian fire official says a portion of a 13-story
building under construction in the western Indian city of Pune has collapsed,
killing at least eight workers.
The official says the top portion of the building came crashing
down on Friday.
Rescuers were looking for workers possibly trapped in the rubble,
said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized
to talk to reporters. Pune is 160km southeast of Mumbai, the capital of
Maharashtra state.
Building collapses are common in India, where high demand for
housing and lax regulations have encouraged some builders to cut corners, use
substandard materials or add unauthorised extra floors.
