A multi-story residential building collapsed in Lucknow's Hazratganj, killing at least three people and leaving others fearing they were trapped.
"Rescue operation is going on. NDRF-SDRF personnel have arrived at the spot. Police jawans and fire brigade personnel have also arrived at the spot. Three bodies have been found so far and sent to hospital," Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brijesh Pathak told reporters.
Asked if the collapse on Wazir Hasan road was due to an earthquake earlier in the day, Lucknow District Magistrate Suryapal Gangwar told media,"Nothing can be said now."
Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, has ordered officials to set up suitable medical facilities for the injured. Hospitals have also been instructed to maintain vigilance.
Deputy chief minsiter Brajesh Pathak, who also is the health minister, reached the Civil hospital (Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Hospital) in Hazratganj and talking to the rescued persons and doctors.