An official said that the rescue operation is going on and so far one woman has been rescued.

He said the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been deployed for rescue efforts along with emergency responders including police and fire department personnel.

A fire department official said they could not confirm the exact number of people trapped as many workers working in the night shift were sleeping in their rooms when the building collapsed.

“This building needed repairs but no one paid attention to it, which will be investigated.” For now, our focus is on saving people.”

Despite relatively recent construction, the building was reportedly in poor condition and many of its flats were vacant.