This Article is From Feb 02, 2010

Toll rises to 3 in lodge collapse

Toll rises to 3 in lodge collapse
Thiruvananthapuram: With the recovery of two more bodies from the rubble, the toll in the four-storey lodge collapse here rose to three on Tuesday, police said here.

A case has been registered against the lodge owner under various criminal provisions including homicide, they said.

Fire, police and army personnel are still engaged in rescue operations, they said.

The deceased were labourers engaged in reconstruction of the lodge, which was built more than 50 years ago.

Eye witnesses had said huge concrete slabs came crashing down yesterday when workers were engaged in construction activities.
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