Rescue work underway after four-storey building collapse site in Lucknow

Rescue personnel drawn from various agencies have been working round the clock since a multi-storey building collapsed in Lucknow Tuesday evening and the hope of pulling out anyone alive from the debris is diminishing by the minute.

Two women -- the mother and wife of a Samajwadi Party spokesperson -- have been confirmed dead and two more people are still feared trapped under the debris. More than a dozen people have been rescued so far and admitted to hospitals.

The five-storey Alaya Apartments in the Hazratganj area in the national capital collapsed Tuesday evening.

Personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) are engaged in the rescue work, while senior officials are overseeing the operation.

Officiating Director General of Police (DGP) D S Chauhan visited the spot and briefed the media about the rescue operation.

Rescue personnel are taking outmost precaution and avoiding the use of heavy machinery to avoid loss of life.