Lucknow Building Collapse: 5 Dead, 28 Injured As 3-Storey Building Collapses in Transport Nagar; Rescue Operations Underway (Watch Video)
Lucknow, September 7:┬аFive people died and 28 more were injured when a three-storey building housing godowns and a motor workshop collapsed in the Transport Nagar area here on Saturday evening, officials said. Police said the building was constructed around four years ago and some construction work was underway at present. Most of the victims were working on the ground floor when the incident occurred at 4:45 pm.
According to the information provided by the office of the Uttar Pradesh Relief Commissioner, the injured have been rushed to various hospitals in the district, including the Lok Bandhu Hospital. Five people have died in the collapse and 28 others, including five women, have been injured, the officials said, adding that almost everyone in the building has been accounted for but a rescue operation is underway to ensure there is no one else under the debris. Lucknow 3-Storey Building Collapse: Death Toll Rises To 4, Over 20 People Rescued, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath Instructs Officials to Expedite Relief Work.
Akash Singh, who works in a medical godown in the building and was among the injured, said they had seen that a pillar of the building had developed cracks. “We had come down to the ground floor because it was raining. We noticed that a pillar of the building had developed a crack. Suddenly the entire building collapsed over us,” he said. The deceased were identified as Pankaj Tiwari (40), Dheeraj Gupta (48), Arun Sonkar (28), Raj Kishore (27) and Jasmit Singh (41).
According to the officials, the building had a motor workshop and warehouse on the ground floor, a medical godown on the first floor and a cutlery warehouse on the second floor. Defence Minister and MP from Lucknow Rajnath Singh spoke to the district magistrate regarding the incident and took stock of the relief work and the treatment of the injured.
“My deepest condolences to the bereaved families of those who lost their loved ones in this accident. Along with this, I wish for the speedy recovery of all the injured,” he posted on X. Senior police and administrative officials are on the spot to oversee the rescue operations. A senior district administration official said the rescue effort is now focusing on ensuring that nobody is left behind buried in the rubble. Lucknow Building Collapse: 3 Dead, 20 Others Injured After 3-Storey Building Collapses in Transport Nagar (Watch Videos).
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VIDEO | Rescue operation continues in Lucknow’s Transport Nagar area where a building collapsed earlier today, killing five people and injuring 24 others.#LucknowBuildingCollapse
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“Rescue teams from the National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force have been deployed to the scene and are working to extricate the trapped individuals,” Relief Commissioner G S Naveen Kumar said. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken note of the situation and is monitoring the rescue efforts closely. He has also issued directions to ensure free treatment of the injured. On receiving information about the incident, BJP metropolitan president Anand Dwivedi reached the site, inquired about the accident and assured the injured and their family members of every possible support.
