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Elderly couple killed as house roof collapses

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August 08, 2024

AN elderly couple died and their 45-year-old son was injured after the roof of their house collapsed in Rohini's Prem Nagar area, fire services officials said on Wednesday.

Fire officials received a call regarding the incident around 3 am. "We immediately rushed three fire tenders and a rescue team to the spot. Three people were brought out from the rubble and taken to a nearby hospital," an official said.

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