More than 12 workers were trapped under sacks filled with grains after a storage unit collapsed at a warehouse in Vijaypura, Karnataka.
In the wee hours on Tuesday, a portion of the godown collapsed causing the incident, said officials.
The visuals from the spot showed several cranes were at work to evacuate trapped workers from the heap of sacks filled with grains.
The injured were immediately taken to the local hospital by ambulances.
According to district officials, three people have been rescued and many more are suspected to be buried under the heap of corns.
Vijayapura District in-charge minister M B Patil, who rushed to the spot, expressed his fear that at least eight people might have lost their lives. "Our priorities are to bring out the people trapped under the heap," he told reporters.
(With agencies inputs)
