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Home / News / India News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Seven killed after six-storey building collapses in Gujarat`s Surat

IN PHOTOS: Seven killed after six-storey building collapses in Gujarat`s Surat

Updated On: 07 July, 2024 06:11 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

The death toll in the collapse of a six-storey building in Gujarat`s Surat city has gone up to seven with the recovery of six more bodies overnight, police said on Sunday. Pics/PTI

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The death toll in the collapse of a six-storey building in Gujarat`s Surat city has gone up to seven with the recovery of six more bodies overnight, police said on Sunday. Pics/PTI

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The death toll in the collapse of a six-storey building in Gujarat`s Surat city has gone up to seven with the recovery of six more bodies overnight, police said on Sunday. Pics/PTI

A person who collected rent from the building occupants has been arrested and he and two owners of the structure have been booked on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, they said

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A person who collected rent from the building occupants has been arrested and he and two owners of the structure have been booked on charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, they said

The residential building, which was in a dilapidated condition and located in the Pal area, collapsed at around 2.45 pm on Saturday, as per the police

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The residential building, which was in a dilapidated condition and located in the Pal area, collapsed at around 2.45 pm on Saturday, as per the police

A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), two teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), police personnel and fire brigade were involved in the rescue operation, the Surat police said in statement

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A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), two teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), police personnel and fire brigade were involved in the rescue operation, the Surat police said in statement

After around three hours of operation, they managed to rescue a 20-year-old woman, named Kashish Sharma, and rushed her to the hospital for treatment

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After around three hours of operation, they managed to rescue a 20-year-old woman, named Kashish Sharma, and rushed her to the hospital for treatment

The body of a man was pulled out on Saturday night, an official earlier said

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The body of a man was pulled out on Saturday night, an official earlier said

Rescue teams later pulled out six more bodies from the debris, according to police

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Rescue teams later pulled out six more bodies from the debris, according to police

Seven bodies were recovered from the debris in the operation that continued through the night, Sachin GIDC police station inspector Jignesh Chaudhari said

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Seven bodies were recovered from the debris in the operation that continued through the night, Sachin GIDC police station inspector Jignesh Chaudhari said

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