Nagpur, Aug 28 (PTI) A man and his six-year-old daughter were killed in a house collapse in Kanhan in Nagpur on Monday, a police official said.

The incident took place in Harihar Nagar and the deceased have been identified as Kamlesh Gajanan Kothekar (35) and his daughter Yadavi, he said.

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Local residents said frequent blasts from the WCL mines nearby may have caused the collapse and some of them held a protest seeking compensation.

The state-run firm has denied the allegations.

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An accidental death report has been registered and further probe is underway, the Kanhan police station official said.PTI COR

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