India, June 24 -- A three-storey under-construction warehouse in the Taratala area of West Kolkata, West Bengal, collapsed on Wednesday afternoon, trapping several people beneath the rubble.

13 people have so far been rescued and taken to the nearest hospital, PTI news agency cited Kolkata Police official as saying.

"The roof of the warehouse located on the Transport Depot Road near Brace Bridge in the Taratala area collapsed around noon. Our officers have reached the spot. Some people were working at the site at the time of the incident. We fear that quite a few people may be trapped under the debris," the officer quoted by the news agency said.

Massive chunks of iron beams and concrete crumbled during the construction, where several ...