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Construction workers die in Goa building collapse | |
(about 17 hours later) | |
A building under construction has collapsed in the western Indian state of Goa, killing at least 14 people. | |
Dozens are feared trapped after the five-storey apartment building fell in the town of Canacona, Indian media say. | |
At least 40 people - mostly construction workers - are said to have been on the site at the time of the incident. Rescuers are digging through the rubble in search of survivors. | |
There is no word on the cause of the collapse. | There is no word on the cause of the collapse. |
One witness told Agence France-Presse the building collapsed like "a pack of cards". | One witness told Agence France-Presse the building collapsed like "a pack of cards". |
The agency quoted Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar as saying police would arrest the "builder, the contractor and municipal officials involved in sanctioning this construction site". | |
Another witness, Ramesh Naik, told Associated Press: "It was like an earthquake when the building fell. You could not see what exactly happened because of the dust." | Another witness, Ramesh Naik, told Associated Press: "It was like an earthquake when the building fell. You could not see what exactly happened because of the dust." |
Soldiers have been deployed to help with the rescue efforts, according to reports. | |
At least 42 people died after a four-storey building collapsed in Mumbai in September. | At least 42 people died after a four-storey building collapsed in Mumbai in September. |
A lack of construction codes, leading to lax safety, is one reason for frequent collapses of buildings and other infrastructure projects in India. |