Himachal Pradesh: A five-storied building in Shimla collapsed on Saturday, however, no one was injured in the incident as it was timely evacuated. The building collapsed in a village in the Dhami area damaging the road leading to a government college and hitting traffic movement, officials said.
The power supply to the building was also disconnected in advance, they added.
The incident took place around 12 pm at 16 Mile in Marahwag village. The house, owned by one Raj Kumar, was sinking and the base columns of the building had developed cracks, the officials said.
Anticipating its collapse, the building was vacated in advance to prevent loss of life and property, they added.
The road leading to the Government Degree College at Dhami got partially damaged due to the building collapse, leading to disruption in traffic movement, the officials said.
Sub Divisional Magistrate (Rural) Nishant said the building collapsed due to an excavation work in the hilly area above this house.
He added that one Dinesh Kumar is constructing his house in the area above the collapsed building.
With inputs from PTI
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