{"id":1618,"date":"2018-04-05T03:53:34","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T03:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/?p=1618"},"modified":"2018-04-05T03:53:34","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T03:53:34","slug":"at-least-10-killed-after-car-crash-causes-hotel-collapse-in-india-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/2018\/04\/05\/at-least-10-killed-after-car-crash-causes-hotel-collapse-in-india-2\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 10 killed after car crash &#8217;causes&#8217; hotel collapse in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A four-storey rickety hotel building collapsed in central\u00a0<a class=\"u-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/india\">India<\/a>, killing at least 10 people and injuring another three, police said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Rescuers working through the night with sledgehammers and chainsaws pulled alive 10 people from the debris of the building that came crashing down in Indore, a city in Madhya Pradesh state, on Saturday night, said police officer Sanju Kamle.<\/p>\n<p>Up to five people may still be trapped under the rubble, said Nishant Warwade, the district collector.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"element element-tweet\">\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--edge EmbeddedTweet--mediaForward media-forward js-clickToOpenTarget js-tweetIdInfo tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\">\n<article class=\"MediaCard\n           MediaCard--mediaForward\n\n           customisable-border\" dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaContainer js-cspForcedStyle\">\n<div class=\"MediaCard-mediaAsset ImageGrid ImageGrid--3 ImageGrid--roundedTop\"><a class=\"ImageGrid-image ImageGrid-image-0 CroppedImage CroppedImage--fillHeight\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/980270671052845057\/photo\/1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CroppedImage-image 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class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TweetAuthor-screenName Identity-screenName\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"@ANI\">@ANI<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-brand\">\n<div class=\"Icon Icon--twitter \" title=\"View on Twitter\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\">\n<div class=\"u-hiddenVisually js-inViewportScribingTarget\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Early morning visuals from <a class=\"PrettyLink hashtag customisable\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Indore?src=hash\" rel=\"tag\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">#<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value Tweet-prettyLink\">Indore<\/span><\/a> building collapse site, the incident has claimed 10 lives. <a class=\"PrettyLink hashtag customisable\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MadhyaPradesh?src=hash\" rel=\"tag\"><span class=\"PrettyLink-prefix\">#<\/span><span class=\"PrettyLink-value 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class=\"TweetAction-stat\">34 people are talking about this<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tweet-InformationCircle--top tweet-InformationCircle--topEdge tweet-InformationCircle\"><a class=\"Icon Icon--informationCircleWhite js-inViewportScribingTarget\" title=\"Twitter Ads info and privacy\" href=\"https:\/\/support.twitter.com\/articles\/20175256\"><span class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">Twitter Ads info and privacy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor\">\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-expand\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor-shrink\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Times of India newspaper said the dilapidated building collapsed after a car smashed its front portion.<\/p>\n<p>The hotel with 25 rooms was located in the commercial hub of Indore, close to railway and bus stations. Indore is nearly 900 kilometres (560 miles) south of New Delhi.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"img-2\" class=\"element element-image img--landscape  fig--narrow-caption fig--has-shares \">\n<div class=\"u-responsive-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gu-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/09165612afa9035d06e2601886af57c37262e0b4\/0_4_632_379\/master\/632.jpg?w=300&amp;q=55&amp;auto=format&amp;usm=12&amp;fit=max&amp;s=df38f5f699c7b92ba9c9b2b193a2e50f\" alt=\"India map\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"block-share block-share--article  hide-on-mobile \"><a class=\"rounded-icon block-share__item block-share__item--facebook js-blockshare-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dialog\/share?app_id=180444840287&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2018%2Fapr%2F01%2Fat-least-10-killed-after-car-crash-causes-hotel-collapse-in-india%3FCMP%3Dshare_btn_fb%26page%3Dwith%3Aimg-2%23img-2&amp;picture=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.guim.co.uk%2F09165612afa9035d06e2601886af57c37262e0b4%2F0_4_632_379%2F632.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"u-h\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"rounded-icon block-share__item block-share__item--twitter js-blockshare-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=At%20least%2010%20killed%20after%20car%20crash%20%27causes%27%20hotel%20collapse%20in%20India&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2018%2Fapr%2F01%2Fat-least-10-killed-after-car-crash-causes-hotel-collapse-in-india%3FCMP%3Dshare_btn_tw%26page%3Dwith%3Aimg-2%23img-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"u-h\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"rounded-icon block-share__item block-share__item--pinterest js-blockshare-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?description=At%20least%2010%20killed%20after%20car%20crash%20%27causes%27%20hotel%20collapse%20in%20India&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2018%2Fapr%2F01%2Fat-least-10-killed-after-car-crash-causes-hotel-collapse-in-india%3Fpage%3Dwith%3Aimg-2%23img-2&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.guim.co.uk%2F09165612afa9035d06e2601886af57c37262e0b4%2F0_4_632_379%2F632.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"u-h\">Pinterest<\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption caption--img caption caption--img\"><span class=\"inline-triangle inline-icon \">\u00a0<\/span>At least 10 people died when a hotel collapsed in Indore, 600km north-east of Mumbai. Photograph: Guardian graphics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Building collapses are common in India as builders try to cut corners by using substandard materials, and as multi-story structures are erected with inadequate supervision. The massive demand for housing around India\u2019s cities and pervasive corruption often result in builders adding unauthorized floors or putting up illegal buildings.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2017, 33 people were killed when an apartment building collapsed in India\u2019s financial capital of Mumbai.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A four-storey rickety hotel building collapsed in central\u00a0India, killing at least 10 people and injuring another three, police said Sunday. Rescuers working through the night with sledgehammers and chainsaws pulled alive 10 people from the debris of the building that came crashing down in Indore, a city in Madhya Pradesh state, on Saturday night, said police officer Sanju Kamle. 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