The death toll in the building collapse In Lucknow climbed to eight after rescuers pulled out three more bodies from the debris, officials said on Sunday.

At least 28 others were also injured after a three-storey building housing godowns and a motor workshop collapsed in the Transport Nagar area in Uttar Pradesh's capital city on Saturday evening. Teams of the fire department, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are at the spot, carrying out relief and rescue operations, with the administration focusing on ensuring that no one else is trapped under the rubble.

Senior police and administrative officials are also on the accident site to oversee the rescue operations. The injured have been, meanwhile, admitted to various hospitals in the district, including Lok Bandhu Hospital, according to the information provided by the office of the Uttar Pradesh Relief Commissioner.