Mathura, June 16 -- Three people, including two minors, were killed when a multi-storey building collapsed during excavation work on Sunday in the congested Kachchi Sadak area here, officials said.
One person was pulled out from the debris. Rescuers are still searching for survivors, they said.
District Magistrate (DM) Chandra Prakash Singh said the building was located on a mound. The rescue operation is underway to make sure that no one else is buried under the rubble. He said Totaram (38) and two sisters - Yashoda (6) and Kavya (3) - were killed in the incident.
The immediate priority is to complete the rescue work. Later, an investigation will be launched into the cause of the incident and the culprits will be punished, Singh said af...