Bengaluru: Another building collapses in Bengaluru; miraculous escape for 18 families

Bengaluru: Another three-storied building collapsed at Dairy Circle in Bengaluru, just a few hundred meters away from Monday's tragedy. Around 18 families of Bangalore Milk Union Limited (BAMUL) living in the J Block quarters had a miraculous escape.

Four persons sustained minor injuries in the incident.

According to reports, the building which is more than 40 years old, collapsed suddenly on Tuesday morning.

Luckily, the families staying in the building managed to rush outside as they saw cracks before the collapse. Eyewitnesses said that the couple, who were stuck on the second floor, threw their small child down which was safely caught by the people on the ground. The couple did it, fearing a collapse at any moment and they also rushed downstairs.

Fire and emergency services personnel rushed to the spot and helped in the evacuation. They rescued two pet dogs stuck in the building. Members of 18 families who escaped safely, mere moments before the collapse of the building, said that even after many complaints about the condition of the building, the authorities did not initiate any action.

A major tragedy was averted in Bengaluru on Monday as a three-storeyed building collapsed in Lakkasandra near the busy Wilson Garden area. Luckily, as many as 50 people who lived in the house had gone out to work.

Meanwhile, the BBMP maintained that notices have been issued to 76 old buildings in the city, and it has identified 198 buildings for issuing notice.