Portion of old building collapses in Kolkata, 2 hurt
According to reports, portion of a balcony of the old multi-storey collapsed at around 3:30 am. and two residents of the building had been trapped under the wreckage.
Fire and emergency services officials, local police and Disaster Management Group (DMG) personnel rushed to the scene and rescued the duo.
"One senior man, Jay Sukhlal, and his son Ganesh Sukhlal had been trapped under the debris and after being rescued, they were rushed to a local hospital," a senior official of state fire and emergency services department told IBNS.
According to hospital reports, the two injured are under treatment in stable conditions.
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)
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