Two-story hotel collapses in southern India, killing at least 12, injuring 18

July 8, 2013 at 9:15AM

HYDERABAD, India — A two-story hotel collapsed in southern India early Monday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 18 others, police said.

More people were feared trapped in the debris of the City Light hotel in a suburb of the city of Hyderabad, police officer Anurag Sharma said.

Sharma said rescue operations were continuing at the hotel, which was about 80 years old.

The hotel was located in the Secunderabad suburb of Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh state.

Few other details about the incident were available.

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