Indian building collapse kills 13

Thirteen people, including five children, were killed and 30 injured when an old building collapsed in the north Indian city of Kanpur after a gas cylinder exploded, officials said.

They said the toll could rise as six of the injured were in critical condition after the century-old, two storey building fell on Wednesday night.

"The rubble is almost cleared and there is no one trapped in the debris," Dipak Kumar, the city's top civil official, said.

Many buildings in Indian cities are decades-old and poorly maintained. In August, a four-storey residential building collapsed in Mumbai, killing at least 11 people.

- REUTERS