Hospital collapses in central India

27 April USA Today

Part of a hospital building has collapsed in central India leaving as many as 15 people trapped in the debris. Part of a hospital building collapsed in central India on Friday after its roof came crashing down, injuring at least eight people, an official said.Mayor Krishna Gaur said 15 other people had been rescued from the crumbled portion of the Kasturba Gandhi Hospital in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh state. Police officer Upendra Jain said 25 to 30 people were believed to be on the first floor of the women's medical ward when its ceiling crashed down. The cause of the collapse was not immediately known.

Mr Jain said there were no major injuries among the people rescued at the hospital - which is operated by state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. Bhopal is about 465 miles south of New Delhi. Building collapses are common in India as builders try to cut corners by using substandard materials, and as multistory structures are built with inadequate supervision.