Ahmedabad, August 27: One person has been killed and several are feared trapped after a four-storeyed building collapsed in Gujarat on Sunday. According to a tweet by ANI, the building collapsed in Ahmedabad's Odhav on Sunday night. A total of four people have been rescued so far by the NDRF and local fire brigade teams. Meanwhile, the rescue operations are underway. Reports inform that at least five people still feared trapped under the debris.

According to a PTI report, the building blocks that collapsed were constructed under a government housing scheme nearly two decades ago. Reports inform that teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the local fire brigade were deployed to rescue people from the debris of the two blocks, each four-storeyed, said Minister of State for Home Pradipsinh Jadeja.

The blocks were vacated soon after the incident by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). Jadeja informed that a few residents came back on Monday and were inside the building when it collapsed. He said it was likely that 8-10 people were trapped under the debris but added that the exact number of those trapped was still not known.

In wake of the incident, Gujarat Chief minister Vijay Rupani has directed the district collector to take the services of the NDRF to evacuate the trapped people. According to a PTI report, AMC Assistant Chief Fire Officer Rajesh Bhatt said four people had been rescued so far. "Some residents had returned to the building today due to rains despite the AMC officials asking people to vacate their houses," said Ahmedabad Mayor Bijal Patel.

Earlier this week, three members of a family were killed when a portion of an old building collapsed and fell on them in Bihar's Araria district. The incident occurred near Forbesganj railway chowk area killing the three persons on the spot, Forbesganj Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO), Ajit Kumar said.

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