Cuttack, Nov 8 (PTI) At least three persons, including a minor boy, were killed and three others seriously injured when the balcony of an old apartment building collapsed and fell on an adjacent house here on Saturday, police said.

The incident took place at Mani Sahu Chhak in the city, and all the affected persons belong to one family and were staying at an asbestos-roofed house close to the old apartment.

"The balcony of the apartment fell on our house. My husband, son and grandson died in the incident," said the woman of the house.

The deceased persons were identified as Abdul Jalil (60), Abdul Zaheed (30), and Abdul Mujahid (5). The injured persons were undergoing treatment at the hospital.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who is on a tour to poll-bound Nuapada, expressed grief o

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