KANPUR — Three members of a family, including a 21-day-old baby boy, died after the roof of their house collapsed in the Panki area of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday morning, officials said.

Source: Sambad English

Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Qasim Abidi told reporters that the roof collapsed at around 8 a.m. in the Panki Padao area, under the limits of Panki police station. "At around 8 a.m., the roof of a house collapsed in Panki Padao area under Panki Police Station limits, resulting in the tragic deaths of three people," Abidi said.

The deceased are a woman, her 21-day-old son and her mother-in-law, Abidi said. The three were trapped beneath the debris after the collapse.

A rescue operation was immediately carried out at the spot, the DCP said. The victims were pulled out from under the debris by rescue teams and rushed to hospital, where doctors declared them dead, officials said.

The cause of the roof collapse has not been officially stated. An investigation into the incident is under way, according to reports.

The Kanpur deaths came a day after several workers were injured when a roof slab of an under-construction house collapsed in the Modinagar area of Ghaziabad, and days after an under-construction building collapsed in Delhi's Chawri Bazar area, claiming seven lives.