Ahmedabad, July 10: A man was killed after a dilapidated three-storey building collapsed in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city on Monday morning, police said. Five others, who received minor injuries, were rescued, they said. Bilaspur Building Collapse Video: Three-Storey Building Collapses Due to Drainage Construction Work Near Mangla Chowk, No Casualty Reported.

The dilapidated building, which was nearly 60 years' old and situated in Mithakhai Gam locality, collapsed at around 7 am, Navrangpura police inspector AA Desai said. "It took nearly two hours to pull out a man, Vinod Dakaniya (57), who was trapped under the rubble of the collapsed building," he said. Chhattisgarh Building Collapse: Three-Storey Building Collapses While Digging Drain in Bilaspur, No Casualty Reported (Watch Video).

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The man was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead, the official said.

Five other persons, including a toddler, were rescued, he said. "The incident took place at around 7 am and 35 fire personnel were rushed for the rescue operation along with the emergency tender and first respondent vehicle," deputy chief fire Officer Jayesh Khadia said.

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