A five-storey building in south India was evacuated when the entire structure began tilting over but not collapsing. <br /><br />The building, sited in the Hebbal area of Bangalore, Karnataka, holds a private company and student accommodation and began tilting over around 7:30am on February 6. <br /><br />The 31 paying occupants of the building are employees of a private company and students, who have been staying in the building for the past two years.<br /><br />A senior officer of Amruthahalli police station, Bangalore, said that the occupants heard a loud cracking noise at first and rushed out of the building. One of the occupants alerted fire and emergency personnel. <br /><br />The residents of houses located near the building were asked to stay away from the street in case the building collapsed.<br /><br />35 buildings in the vicinity were evacuated and rehabilitation centres had been arranged at government school and hospitals in Amrutahalli. <br /><br />The cause for the tilt is unknown, but reportedly two days earlier, a borewell had been sunk on an adjacent site that may have contributed to the structural instability.
