Building collapse at Pune waste plant, Nine rescued

Two more persons have been rescued from the debris of a building that collapsed at a waste management plant in Pimpri Chinchwad near Pune, taking the total number of survivors to nine, officials said on Thursday. 

A three-storey building located over a waste-to-energy plant at Moshi in the area collapsed after a huge mound of garbage crashed onto it on Wednesday afternoon with around 18 people trapped under the rubble. 

Seven of the victims were pulled out of the debris hours after the



accident. 

Post midnight, two more persons were rescued from the rubble and taken to the hospital. They are in stable condition, officials said. 

A multi-agency rescue operation is underway to save the remaining victims, said Deputy Commissioner of Police Ganesh Ingale. 

Employees of Antony Lara Renewable Energy, which operates the 14MW power plant in collaboration with the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, were among those trapped, an official had said on Wednesday.