Bengaluru building collapse kills at least 5

1/5A child being recused after a building collapsed due to a suspected cylinder blast at Ejipura in Bengaluru on Monday. PTI

2/5The accident occurred in a densely populated residential area in the south-east of Bengaluru on Monday.

3/5At least 40 fire-fighters and National Disaster Response Force personnel were carrying out rescue operation on Monday. Photos: ANI/Reuters

4/5A damaged scooter at the site of the building collapse in Bengaluru.

5/5Ejipura is one of Bengaluru’s most congested areas, with narrow bylanes and illegal buildings dotting alongside roads.