The dramatic collapse has triggered the Guntur civic body to initiate an investigation.

Highlights Building collapse in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district on Saturday

Guntur Municipal Corporation has initiated an investigation

Road widening project was going on near the building

A three-storeyed building collapsed in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district on Saturday. But luckily, a disaster was averted as the people in the building were evacuated a few days ago.A video clip shows the building, painted in pink and green, falling in a matter of seconds, as a few stunned locals watch helplessly.

The civic officials in Guntur had undertaken road widening work near the building a few months ago and had sent a notice to the owner for partial demolition.The dramatic collapse has triggered the civic body to initiate an investigation .