Bldg collapses in Canacona, 6 dead, 1 alive, over 50 trapped inside BABESH BORKAR, CANACONA | 04 January 2014 16:31 IST
5-storeyed building collapsed (Photo: Arvind Tengse) A five –storeyed building under construction collapsed at Chaudi in Canacona today afternoon while over 50 workers were working on different floors. Six dead bodies have been recovered so far while the Fire Brigade has succeeded in rescuing one worker, who is alive. Almost over 50 more are feared trapped inside. The toll is expected to rise. As almost four floors have completely collapsed, the rescue work is becoming tough. Fire Brigades from all over Goa have been brought for the rescue work. The tragedy occurred today afternoon while the workers were about to stop the work during lunch hour. Almost all the five floors collapsed with all the workers trapped inside. Police, fire brigade as well as 108 ambulances have rushed to Canacona for the rescue work. The building is a part of five-phase project of Ruby Residency, built by Delhi-based Bharat Developers. According to information, the builder had completed three buildings while construction of two buildings had almost reached completion. A slab of the same project had collapsed last year. Besides government officials, sports minister and Canacona MLA Ramesh Tawadkar as well as ex-MLA Vijay Pai Khot have also rushed to the spot. Later in the evening, chief minister Manohar Parrikar also reached the spot. http://www.goanews.com/news_disp.php?newsid=4742