Woman killed, children injured in roof collapse

A 25-year-old woman was killed and her two minor children were injured when the roof of the house they were sleeping in collapsed in the wee hours today in south east Delhi's Pul Prahladpur area, police said.
The incident occurred at around 3 AM. On hearing the sound of the collapse the neighbours reached the spot, tried to rescue those trapped underneath the debris and informed the police and fire service, they said.
While Meena was killed, her two children, Priya (6) and Kalu (4) were rescued and taken to hospital in an injured state. Her husband Shyam Sundar (29) sustained minor injuries, police said.