The sudden cave-in trapped several workers beneath the rubble, triggering panic at the site. Eyewitnesses estimated that around 20 to 22 labourers were present when the incident took place.
A child was killed while over a dozen labourers were left grievously injured in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad after an under-construction floor of a building structure collapsed on Friday. The accident occurred while work was in progress on a two-story residential building belonging to a local resident.
Labourers were engaged in laying the base structure for the upper floor when the shuttering and a section of the freshly prepared foundation suddenly collapsed.
The sudden cave-in trapped several workers beneath the rubble, triggering panic at the site. Eyewitnesses estimated that around 20 to 22 labourers were present when the incident took place.
Local residents quickly alerted authorities, prompting an immediate response from police and administrative officials from the local police station.
“A second floor building was being constructed. Today, its roof was being laid on the second floor, then we got the information that it had collapsed. According to the family members, six of their people were injured, in which a child also died. The remaining five people are out of danger. Those who have minor injuries are undergoing treatment,” ASP Firozabad, Ravi Shankar Prasad, said while speaking to reporters.
“According to the contractor, he had 15 people, including labourers and a mason. They are also safe. We have checked the entire thing, now there is no possibility of anyone being trapped in it,” the senior cop added.
Rescue operations were launched without delay, with heavy machinery, including JCB excavators, deployed to clear the debris. Emergency teams worked swiftly to pull out those trapped.
