24 rescued in a group

Rescuers relentlessly look for survivors amidst the debris Thursday afternoon. At least 243 people have so far been found dead after a building collapsed in Savar on Wednesday. Photo: Anisur Rahman

Rescuers have brought out a group of 24 people from a place inside the debris around 35 hours after a building collapsed in Savar.

Rescuers found the people alive at a place in between the first and third floor and rescued them around 8:15pm, Brig Gen Ali Ahmed Khan, director general of Fire Service and Civil Defence, told The Daily Star.

At least 243 people have so far been found dead and over 1,500 others admitted to different hospitals with injuries.