Meerut Sept 15: As many as nine people lost their lives after a three-storey building collapsed in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.
The mishap took place in the Zakir Colony area of Meerut city, as per the Information Department.
Out of the total 15 people trapped, 14 individuals were taken out from under the rubble, of these 9 were reported dead on Saturday, the department said.
NDRF and SDRF teams used sniffer dogs to detect signs of human life under rubble as part of their rescue operation.
Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) are present at the spot and rescue operations are ongoing amid rain in the area.
