Overview

• VVMC classified the roughly 20-year-old, four-storey block as C2-A, a category that calls for demolition and redevelopment.
• Municipal officials said 125 people from Saba Apartment and 114 from the adjacent building were moved to a nearby madrasa and Pujari Hall.
• Tulinj police reported that one side of the structure gave way while repairs were underway on the other side.
• Residents said they noticed cracks and tilting in pillars in the afternoon and left the premises before authorities arrived.
• Police, fire brigade and VVMC teams secured the site and carried out checks to ensure no one remained inside.