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3 including 2 kids dead in Visakhapatnam building collapsePrima facie evidence shows the neighbour digging up the adjacent land for foundation weakened the foundation of the house
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Credit: Twitter/@ANI
Credit: Twitter/@ANI

Three, including two children, died when the building collapsed in Ramajogi Peta near the Collectorate in Visakhapatnam.

Search and rescue operations were underway.

Ch Srikanth, CP, Visakhapatnam shed light on the case, saying "An incident of house collapse was reported last midnight. Police rescued 6 people while 3 succumbed, which includes 2 kids. Prima-facie evidence shows that the neighbour had dug up the adjacent land for foundation, due to which this house’s foundation got weak. Even yesterday, he was getting a borewell dug in the adjacent land. A case has been registered & probe underway," as per ANI.

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(Published 23 March 2023, 09:41 IST)