Indore: Two people lost their lives and twelve others sustained injuries after a three-storey building collapsed behind Premsukh Talkies on Jawahar Marg in Indore on Monday evening.

The incident occurred around 9 PM in the Daulat Ganj area, where the structure, including a basement, suddenly caved in. Initial reports indicated that 13 individuals were trapped under the debris.

District Collector Shivam Verma confirmed that 14 people, including a child, were rescued, with two fatalities reported. One woman sustained severe leg injuries while the remaining eleven individuals are in stable condition.

Rescue operations were carried out jointly by the Municipal Corporation, police, district administration, State Disaster Emergency Response Force (SDERF), Civil Defence, and local residents, using heavy machinery such as excavators and JCBs to clear the rubble.

Among the deceased were a man, Faheem, and a 20-year-old woman, Alifa. Officials noted that the building was weakly constructed, lacking proper beams and columns, and continuous water accumulation around the structure likely contributed to the collapse.

Police Commissioner Santosh Kumar Singh, District Collector Shivam Verma, and Municipal Commissioner Harshika Singh stayed on-site overnight to oversee rescue efforts.

Earlier, at least ten people, including two children and eight adults, were injured when a two-storey house behind Premsukh Talkies collapsed. The building housed commercial shops on the ground floor and residential quarters above, with approximately 40–45% of the structure collapsing, leaving several people buried under debris.

The ongoing search and rescue operations aim to locate any remaining victims while ensuring proper medical care for the injured.