India, Sept. 6 -- At least two people were killed and five others were injured on Saturday after a dilapidated residential building in Jaipur collapsed, police said.

"The five-storey building had 19 people when the accident took place. A father and his daughter, who were sleeping on the third floor, were killed," Subhash Chowk inspector Likhma Ram said.

"When the backside of the building started collapsing, 12 of the residents came out and fled. The entire building collapsed within a few seconds, and the remaining seven people got stuck under the debris," Likhma Ram added.

Police said that residents continued living in the building, which was in a dilapidated state. "The Jaipur Municipal Corporation - Heritage (JMC-H) had issued two no...