House under construction collapses in Bishkek. Injured reported

A house under construction collapsed in Bishkek. The construction site is located on Tokombaev Street (on the Southern Highway). Casualties were reported. The Center for Emergency Medicine (CEM) confirmed the information to 24.kg news agency.

«Six people were injured, two of them were hospitalized. One was taken to the Neurotraumatology Department of the National Hospital, the second — to the Bishkek Research Center for Traumatology and Orthopedics. Four other got minor injuries,» Egor Borisov, head of CEM told.

According to preliminary information, the collapse occurred during the concrete placement on the second floor of the building.