VIDEO: 7 dead in Bengaluru building collapse

VIDEO: 7 dead in Bengaluru building collapse

Bengaluru: 3 dead after partial collapse of four buildings

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A number of people are feared trapped in the rubble

Seven people are dead after portions of four buildings collapsed in Bengaluru.

The collapses took place in the city's Ejipura area.

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ANI reported that a number people were feared trapped in the rubble.

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The collapse was initially thought to have been caused by a burst cylinder but Karnata home minister Ramalinga Reddy seemed to refute thetheory.

Bengaluru Development Minister KJ George meanwhile announced that the government would give compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of each of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured.