India, April 30 -- At least seven persons were killed and four others injured when a wall adjacent to a queue line collapsed on the devotees at the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple at Simhachalam in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said.

An eighth person victim of the wall collapse was found alive, currently battling for their life in the hospital.

The incident took place at around 2:30 am when devotees were waiting in line for 'Nijaroopa' darshan of the deity on the occasion of the annual Chandanotsavam festival.

Following the collapse, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), along with local officials, launched immediate rescue and relief operations.

Soon after, state home minis...