7 injured in building collapse in India's Mumbai city

NEW DELHI, July 18 (Xinhua) -- At least seven persons were injured in an incident involving a cylinder blast and subsequent collapse of a portion of a three-storey building in which it was kept, in India's financial capital Mumbai on Friday, a local police said.

The incident was reported from Bharat Nagar area of Bandra East in Mumbai.

Those injured were admitted to a local hospital. Eight fire-trucks were rushed to the spot to carry out search and rescue operation. Further details were awaited.