City Light Hotel collapse: Toll climbs to 15

With two more bodies being recovered from the debris of a building that collapsed in Hyderabad, the death toll has gone up to 15, while 25 people have been injured in the mishap, police said.

The number of deaths in a two-floor building collapse in Secunderbad is now at 15.  The two latest deceased have been identified as, Venkatesh from Khammam and Kiran from Mahabubnagar.

Venkatesh was a tea-master at the hotel and was preparing tea when mishap occurred, police said.

Cranes and JCBs are being used to clear the wreckage on the front side of the collapsed building.

- Hyderabad, Sakshipost