Eigh hurt as floor of old building collapses

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Press Trust of India Panaji
Last Updated : Dec 16 2016 | 10:07 PM IST
Eight people, including two children and three women, were injured when a floor of an old building crumbled in Vasco town today, police said.
"The incident happened at around 8 PM when entire family was in the house. The fourth floor on which the flat was located came down crashing on the flat located on third floor," a police official said.
The building is a 30-year-old structure, he said.
All the injured, who belonged to same family, were admitted to a government hospital at Chicalim.
Fire and emergency service personnel have evacuated eight families who were living in the building, located in heart of Vasco city.

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First Published: Dec 16 2016 | 10:07 PM IST

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