Shimla, Aug. 8 -- A massive deodar tree, which had been leaning dangerously for the last few days, collapsed onto the Environment Directorate building in Shimla this morning. Senior scientist of the State Science and Technology and Environment Directorate, Dr Suresh Kumar Atri, said that although the incident caused significant damage to the building's metal roofing and gate, luckily, there was no loss of life.

Dr Suresh Kumar Atri, while speaking to ANI on Thursday, said, "This tree had been leaning dangerously for the last few days, especially after continuous rains. We had already written to the Municipal Corporation, alerting them. Today, at around 5:30 AM, the tree broke and fell. It caused significant damage to the building's metal...