Pune, Feb 3 (PTI) At least three persons were killed and eight to ten others injured after a slab of an under-construction building collapsed in Shastrinagar locality of Yerawada area here on late Thursday night, police said.

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Fire brigade and police personnel were engaged in rescuing those who were trapped under the debris, said a senior police official.

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The incident took place in the building's basement, he said.

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