4 killed in building collapse in Nepal

At least four persons were killed and five others seriously injured today after a multi-storey building collapsed in Nepal.

Four persons, including two labourers, were killed when the four-storey building they were dismantling collapsed in Lagan area of Kathmandu this morning, police said.

The half dismantled house collapsed as the labourers were taking a break for having lunch, they said.

Five persons, who were buried in the debris, have been rescued by Nepal Army and police personnel.

The injured are undergoing treatment at Bir Hospital and Vayodha Hospital of Kathmandu, police added.