Two killed, two rescued in Chennai building collapse

Two persons were killed and two rescued when a nearly 50

year-old building at the busy Triplicane area in the city collapsed this

morning.Fire and Rescue Department officials put the toll at two and

said two persons were rescued from the debris after the collapse.Many teams of rescuers were involved in the operations.

The incident sent shock waves around the area as neigbours

alleged that the building owner had not paid heed to their advice to take up

repair works.Earlier, officials faced some difficulty in rescue

operations owing to a space crunch in the area and had to exercise utmost care,

they said. Electricity supply also snapped in the wake of the collapse.