Three killed, five rescued as building collapses in Visakhapatnam

Three persons, including two minor siblings, were killed when a three-storied building collapsed at Ramajogipeta under the Maharanipeta police limits in Visakhapatnam during the small hours of Thursday

Three persons, including two minor siblings, were killed when a three-storied building collapsed at Ramajogipeta under the Maharanipeta police limits in the city during the small hours of Thursday. Another five persons, who were stuck under the building debris, were rescued and shifted to King George Hospital for treatment.

The deceased were identified as S. Anjali (15), a class X student, S Durga Prasad (17), an Intermediate student, and another 23-year-old from Bihar, Ramulash Shah alias Chotu.

A total of eight persons from three families had been residing in the building. While two youth resided on the ground floor of the building, a family of four, including two children, stayed on the first floor. The second floor was occupied by a couple. All the inmates are tenants.

Anjali and Durga Prasad were children of S. Rama Rao (39) and his wife S. Kalyani (35). The couple were rescued by the search teams.

The couple had been undergoing treatment. Mr. Rama Rao’s family hails from the interior areas of Vizianagaram district and had shifted to Visakhapatnam for employment and children’s education.

Another rescued couple S. Krishna (30) and S. Roja Rani (29) from Manyam district, who resided on the second floor, suffered injuries.

Chotu (25), a native of Bihar, was residing on the ground floor. His roommate K. Siva Shankar (29) of Vijayawada had a miraculous escape. The duo worked in a fast food centre.