Nine persons of a family including six women were killed today in a building collapse in Junagadh district of Gujarat. According police, the mishap took place in the early hours when a two storeyed structure in Prabash Patan town came down crashing killing all the occupants sleeping inside. Junagadh Superintendent of Police, Deepankar Trivedi said, all the bodies have been taken out and atleast 30 jawans of National Disaster Management force have been deployed to clear the debris of the 50-year-old building. District authorities have announced a compensation of one lakh rupees each to the next of kin of those killed.
News On AIR | August 9, 2010 6:04 PM
Nine of a family killed in Gujarat building collapse