Summary:
The first structure to collapse was a three-storeyed building, followed by the neighbouring two-storeyed building. Aurangabad: Residents of two dilapidated buildings in Begumpura area had a narrow escape after both the structures collapsed in the wee hours of Friday.The buildings came down like a pack of cards minutes after the residents got out of it. I immediately raised an alarm and rushed my family and other residents out of the building. Chief fire officer RK Sure, who has been leading the operation for clearing the debris, said, “The process of clearing the debris is underway. The fire brigade authorities have claimed that both the buildings are about a century old.The fire brigade received a call at 5.42 am, an hour after the incident, following which it rushed to the spot..