<p>Rescue operations at the site of the building collapse in Cancona town of Goa were halted this afternoon after two adjacent five-storey buildings tilted precariously, even as 17 bodies have been pulled out so far from the caved-in structure.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"The rescue operation has been stopped as two buildings adjacent to the collapsed structure tilted, raising fears that they will cave-in," a senior fire and emergency department official said today.<br /><br />The constant drilling in the debris led to weakening of the adjacent buildings, fire officials said.The adjacent buildings showing signs of tilting are also five-storey residential structures which are partially completed and were being constructed by the same builder.<br /><br />The rescuers have so far pulled out 17 bodies from the debris of the building which crumbled on Saturday afternoon. Over a dozen more people are still feared trapped in the debris.<br /><br />A senior fire and emergency services officer at the site told PTI that one body was recovered late last night and another at midnight, taking the toll to 17.<br /><br />Sixteen people have been admitted to state-run Hospicio Hospital in Margao and Goa Medical College and Hospital near here.<br /><br />Rescuers said 15 more people are still trapped in the debris.<br /><br />The five-storey building was coming up in Chawdi area of Cancona town, 70 km from here.Police have already registered a case against the builder Vishwas Desai and contractor Jaideep Saigal. Both are untraceable, police said.<br /><br />Rescue operation has been made difficult by the location of the building which stood on a narrow lane, one km off the national highway linking Goa to Karnataka. </p>
<p>Rescue operations at the site of the building collapse in Cancona town of Goa were halted this afternoon after two adjacent five-storey buildings tilted precariously, even as 17 bodies have been pulled out so far from the caved-in structure.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"The rescue operation has been stopped as two buildings adjacent to the collapsed structure tilted, raising fears that they will cave-in," a senior fire and emergency department official said today.<br /><br />The constant drilling in the debris led to weakening of the adjacent buildings, fire officials said.The adjacent buildings showing signs of tilting are also five-storey residential structures which are partially completed and were being constructed by the same builder.<br /><br />The rescuers have so far pulled out 17 bodies from the debris of the building which crumbled on Saturday afternoon. Over a dozen more people are still feared trapped in the debris.<br /><br />A senior fire and emergency services officer at the site told PTI that one body was recovered late last night and another at midnight, taking the toll to 17.<br /><br />Sixteen people have been admitted to state-run Hospicio Hospital in Margao and Goa Medical College and Hospital near here.<br /><br />Rescuers said 15 more people are still trapped in the debris.<br /><br />The five-storey building was coming up in Chawdi area of Cancona town, 70 km from here.Police have already registered a case against the builder Vishwas Desai and contractor Jaideep Saigal. Both are untraceable, police said.<br /><br />Rescue operation has been made difficult by the location of the building which stood on a narrow lane, one km off the national highway linking Goa to Karnataka. </p>