Mohali (Punjab) [India]. December 21 (ANI): A 22-year-old woman has been rescued in a nearly two-hour rescue operation after a multi-storey building collapsed in Punjab's Mohali on Saturday, an official said. The victim has been sent to the hospital for treatment

"Rescue operation is ongoing for nearly one to two hours. One victim has been recovered. She is a female. She might be around 22 years old," NDRF official Baljit Singh told ANI.

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"She has been referred to the hospital for advanced treatment," the official said.

He said it will take time to make the things clear. "The operation may go on for a long time"

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Hours ago, Deepak Pareek, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mohali said that the operation is underway.

"We have no such estimate as to how many people are trapped there. NDRF, police and fire department teams are at the spot. The reason behind the incident will be investigated," he told ANI.

Aam Admi Party (AAP) MP Malwinder Singh Kang, also visited the site. He said that he has spoken with the district administration after being alerted about the incident and said that the administration is engaged in rescue work.

"It is not yet confirmed how many people were present (during the time of collapse)... Our aim right now is to save people and ensure that there is no loss of life...," he said.

More details are awaited from the incident. (ANI)

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