Chandigarh: Some people are feared trapped after a multistorey building collapsed in the Sohana village of Punjab’s Mohali district on Saturday,December 21 officials said.

The district authorities have launched a rescue operation. Two excavators have been pressed into service as part of the operation.

A fire brigade team is also present.

A local resident said a loud noise was heard when the building collapsed.

It was not immediately known what triggered the collapse.

Senior Superintendent of Police Deepak Pareek reached the spot to take stock of the situation.