Dindori (MP), Jul 1 (PTI) A labourer was killed and two others were injured after a two-storey under-construction house collapsed in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district on Monday, a police official said.

The incident took place in Matta village in the wee hours and police got information about it at around 5 am, Gadasarai police station in-charge Durga Prasad told reporters.

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"After receiving information, police rushed to the spot. Three labourers who were trapped under the debris were rescued," he said.

The three labourers were rushed to a hospital, the official said, adding that one of them died.

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The house collapsed possibly due to rains in the area, a local resident said.

A probe was on into the incident, the police said.

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