Three persons were killed and 18 injured after an under-construction warehouse near Brace Bridge in Kolkata’s Taratala area collapsed on Wednesday, said West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.

Eighteen more persons are believed to be trapped beneath the rubble, The New Indian Express quoted the chief minister as saying.

Teams from the Army, the National Disaster Response Force, the State Disaster Response Force, the Kolkata Police and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation are undertaking rescue and relief work at the site, Adhikari added.