A three-storied building located in Bengaluru’s Majestic area collapsed Tuesday night around 10 pm. However, no casualties were reported as the police had evacuated occupants of the building a day ago. The incident took place next to a construction site where the city’s iconic Kapali theatre was located till 2017. The theatre was then taken down for a mall and a multiplex which is planned to be raised at the same location.
Fire Department officials said that timely evacuation resulted in avoiding casualties. Gandhinagar MLA Dinesh Gundu Rao, after visiting the spot, said the owner of the construction site next to the collapsed building should pay for the losses incurred due to the incident. He urged BBMP officials to loom into the matter as well