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Greater Noida: 3 Dead, Many Trapped After Buildings Collapse:- At least three bodies have been recovered after two buildings collapsed in Greater Noida near Delhi on Tuesday night, according to National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). Many are feared trapped under the debris.

The incident took place after a six-storey under-construction building collapsed on an adjacent four-storey building in Greater Noida's Shah Beri village. According to reports, about 18 families lived in the four-storey building.

Four NDRF teams and dog squad are existing at the spot. search and rescue operations are underway.

"Four NDRF teams and dog squad are present on the spot, chances of any victim being alive are scant. Operations will continue until all victims are rescued," NDRF Commandant P K Srivastava told news agency ANI.

The reason behind the collapse is yet to identify.

"As of now we don't know what happened, it is too early to say anything in that regard. Our motive right now is to save any life that is left. Rescue operations by NDRF are underway," Kumar Vineet, Additional District Magistrate of Gautam Budh said.

However, three people-a builder and his two associates have been arrested in connection with the incident, ANI reported.

Earlier, Chief Fire Officer Arun Kumar Singh was quoted by news agency PTI as saying that at least 12 laborers were inside the building at the time of the incident and all of them are suspected to be trapped.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a stock of the situation and asked the District Magistrate to take up relief measures with NDRF teams and police to ensure immediate rescue.

Union Minister Mahesh Sharma too visited the accident site late night and said a  probe has been ordered into the matter. "Our priority right now is to save any life that is left. 12 ambulances are present here and all the hospitals nearby have been alerted. NDRF teams and dog squads are also present on the spot," he added.

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