3 killed, 14 injured as under-construction church collapses

An under construction church wall collapsed yesterday night Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district killing three and injuring 14 people. The rescue operations are underway. Three other persons were feared trapped under the debris, District Collector M Karunakaran, who is supervising the rescue operations by the Fire and Rescue Service personnel, said. He said the body of Ebin, a construction labourer from Nagercoil, was pulled out from the debris. The injured had been admitted to the Medical College Hospital here. The CSI Church was being built near the bus stand after demolishing the old structure and the mishap occurred around 10 pm.