wheel of fortune slotsBuilding collapses in Punjab's Mohali Photo: X/ANI (Screengrab) Building collapses in Punjab's Mohali Photo: X/ANI (Screengrab)

At least five people are feared trapped as a three-storey building collapsed in Punjab's Mohali on Saturday. According to the officialscrazywin, rescue operations are currently underway.

The building collapsed during excavation work in the basement of the adjacent building. Officials privy to the development reportedly said that a gym was operating on all three floors of the building that has collapsed.

The trams of the firefighting department and police are on the spot and are carrying out rescue and relief operations on the site of the accident. According to PTI, two excavators have been pressed into service as part of the operation. Besides the NDRF team, and the fire brigade, personnel from Indian Army also joined the rescue operation in Mohali.

VIDEO | Mohali building collapse: Rescue operation continues in Sohana village after the collapse of a multistorey building.#Mohalibuildingcollapse (Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvqRQz) pic.twitter.com/AhALaPwGeL

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According to Deepak Pareek, SSP Mohali, "Operation is underway. We have no such estimate as to how many people are trapped there. NDRF, police and fire department teams are at the spot. The reason behind this mishap will be investigated."

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#WATCH | Deepak Pareek, SSP Mohali, says, "...Operation is underway. We have no such estimate as to how many people are trapped there. NDRF, police and fire department teams are at the spot. The reason behind this mishap will be investigated." https://t.co/gLNcRbAz84 pic.twitter.com/Cu6IRABvGx

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"Our entire focus is on evacuating the people. The rescue operation is being conducted by the NDRF and Army personnel, and the police are supporting them. Our priority is to save the maximum number of lives" Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav told PTI.

Responding to the development, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said, "Sad news has been received that a multistorey building near Sohana in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali) has collapsed. The entire administration and other rescue teams have been deployed at the spot. I am in constant touch with the administration."

"We pray that there is no loss of lifecrazywin, we will also take action against the culprits. Appeal to the people to cooperate with the administration," he added in his post on X.