Six labourers were killed after a four-storey under-construction
building collapsed in Gurugram’s Ullawas village in the wee hours on
Thursday. According to Gurgaon police, the incident occurred around 5
am.
Three National Disaster Response Force teams, with about 35 personnel
each, were deployed and it is suspected that one or two more people
could still be trapped at the site in Ullawas village near sector 65 of
Gurgaon, reported PTI.
“Six bodies have been retrieved from the accident site so far. The rescue teams are still on job,” an NDRF spokesperson said.
“A fourth floor had just been added to the building yesterday evening. There were 7 to 8 people who locals claim were labourers, residing on the first floor,” Subhash Boken, PRO of Gurgaon police said earlier.
Officials from the fire department said they
received a call regarding the matter at 5:20 am. Around 500 people,
including personnel from Gurgaon police, Municipal Corporation of
Gurugram (MCG) and National Disaster Response Force, are involved in the
rescue operations.
“The structure seems to be an unauthorized construction. Rescue operations are underway,” said IS Kashyap, Fire Services Officer.
“Rescue teams are facing difficulty as they are removing
concrete, iron grills and debris. There could be seven people, all
labourers, feared trapped,” fire officer Isham Singh told PTI during the
early hours of the operation. The building collapsed when the labourers
were laying the roof of the structure’s fourth floor, officials said.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has announced a
compensation of Rs 3 lakh for the families of the deceased. A total of
six bodies, of which five have been identified, have been recovered so
far.
A case was registered against the building owner and the
contractor. The SDM has been directed to conduct an enquiry into the
matter. Earlier this year, six people, including a child, died after a
blast took place inside a ceiling fan-making unit in west Delhi’s Moti
Nagar.
