India, March 4 -- Two people were killed at a prominent mall in Greater Noida West after a mesh of iron channels fell on them on Sunday afternoon, police officers aware of the matter said.

According to the police, the incident took place in the Galaxy Blue Sapphire Plaza mall at the Greater Noida West link road at around 12.27 pm. They said the deceased were about to approach an escalator on the ground floor when multiple iron channels fell on them from the fifth floor. They said the two were pulled out from under the debris and rushed to a local hospital, where they were declared brought dead.

Officers identified the victims as Harendra Bhati, 35, who operated a home decor shop in the mall, and Shakeel, 35, known only by a single name ...