NEW DELHI — Part of a hospital building collapsed in central India Friday after its roof came crashing down, injuring at least eight people, an official said. More than a dozen people were rescued after being trapped in the rubble of the Kasturba Gandhi Hospital in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh state, state minister Babu Lal Gaur said. None of the injuries were serious. Police officer Upendra Jain said about two dozen people were believed to be on the first floor of the women's medical ward when its roof crashed down. The cause of the collapse was not immediately known. The hospital is operated by state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., Gaur said. Bhopal is about 750 km south of New Delhi. — AP
