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Gujarat: One Killed, Four Rescued After Two Building Blocks Collapse:- One found dead and four were rescued after two blocks of a four-storey residential apartment in Odhav area of Ahmedabad collapsed Sunday evening.

The rescue operations are underway and according to officials no more persons trapped under the debris. "There is no chance of finding any more injured persons. We spoke to all 32 families living there and no one has complained of any person missing," additional chief fire officer Rajesh Bhatt said, adding that the rescue efforts are likely to be called off in another six hours.

Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and 150 fire brigade personnel were deployed to carry out night-long rescue operation at the mishap site. As a precautionary measure, officials had as well evacuated the surrounding apartments.

Recently, authorities got the apartment evacuated, yet some residents had returned to live in the building. "The blocks were vacated yesterday by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation officials after it appeared that the building might collapse any time. But a few residents came back today and were inside the building when it collapsed," Minister of State for Home Pradipsinh Jadeja told PTI.

"Some residents had returned to the building today due to rains despite the AMC officials asking people to vacate their houses," said Ahmedabad Mayor Bijal Patel.

The apartments were built in 1999 by Gujarat Housing Board and each block housed around 150 residents.

By Sowmya