Five officials involved in the building of a flyover which collapsed in India killing at least 24 people have been arrested.
Indian police have said the suspects, who work for a company called IVRCL Infrastructure Co, are being questioned about how the partially built structure came to collapse in the city of Kolkata.
It left a huge pile of concrete slabs and twisted metal rods lying across a busy neighbourhood.
At least 80 people were injured in the incident and police have said they are investigating IVRCL officials over possible homicide and criminal breach of trust.
Sky News producer Neville Lazarus, said the company was currently "brazening it out" and denied any technical or human error in the building of the flyover.
He said: "The company says all the material used in all the 59 other pillars were absolutely fine - it was the 60th pillar which collapsed.
"They are waiting for the results of the investigation.
"The company bizarrely described the collapse as an 'act of God'.
"No-one understood what they meant and there's a lot of anger and grief."
Cranes have been brought in to move the wreckage but the work is progressing slowly.
A number of those rescued after Thursday's collapse are still receiving treatment in hospital, according to an official.
The contract for the flyover was signed in 2007 and, reports suggest, work was due to be finished some years ago.
India is undergoing a building boom and fatal accidents are becoming more common.
Experts suggest some projects are marred by poor quality materials and inadequate supervision while others are hit by delays and corruption allegations.
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