Rescue operation took 15 hours

Bengaluru | Thursday | 11th July, 2019

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130 members from Fire andEmergency Services, NDRF,SDRF, Karnataka CivilDefence took part in rescue| ExpressThe accident occurred at 2 am on Wednesday when a four-storey under-construction building collapsed. The fire and emergency team from Banaswadi rushed to the spot and started evacuating residents. The team called the SDRF, NDRF and Civil Defence personnel for additional aid.”He added that the NDRF had brought sniffer dogs to find the deceased under the debris. Hydraulic concrete drillers were used to demolish pillars and bolt cutters were used to cut through iron rods. We managed to rescue a few people,” said Chief Fire Officer J H Ravishankar..