Dharwad (Karnataka), March 20 -- : The death toll rose to three on Wednesday in an under-construction building collapse in Dharwad's Kumareshwar Nagar on Tuesday evening, a senior official said.
Dharwad Deputy Commissioner Deepa Cholan told ANI that three persons have been killed in the incident.
"43 people have been admitted to the Civil hospital while 13 people have been referred to KIMS and SDM hospitals," District Surgeon Giridhar Kuknoor said.
Earlier, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy tweeted, "The rescue work is on a war footing. About 25 people have been rescued and three persons are seriously injured. The injured are being treated. I request the local public not to panic and all those feared trapped in the building will be rescued ...