India, July 3 -- One woman was killed and at least two others were injured when a portion of an old building at the Kottayam Government Medical College and Hospital caved in on Thursday, officials said.

The deceased was identified as Bindu, a native of Thalayolaparambu in Kottayam district, who had gone to the hospital for her nursing student-daughter Navami's treatment.

Health minister Veena George rushed to the medical college and said the portion of the building that caved in was part of the old block of the hospital that was not being used.

"It was part of the first block of the medical college when it was initially constructed. There were reports, dating back to 2012-13, that the building was structurally fragile. It was a toilet ...