Wall collapses at construction site in Gujarat’s Mehsana; 7 workers die, several feared burried
Police stated that seven construction workers died after a wall collapsed on them at a construction site in Gujarat’s Mehsana district on Saturday. A rescue operation is currently in progress, as there are concerns that additional workers may be stuck beneath the rubble.
The incident took place as a group of workers were excavating a hole for a subterranean reservoir for a plant close to Kadi town, around 37 km from the district center.
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Tragic incident occurred at construction site of a factory
Following the collapse of the wall, loose soil buried the workers alive at a construction site of a factory.
“Five bodies have been recovered, and three to four other labourers are feared buried. A rescue operation is going on,” a police official said.
Rescue operation underway
According to inspector Prahaladsinh Vaghela of Kadi police station, a group of workers were excavating a hole for an underground tank at Steel Inox Stainless Pvt Ltd factory in Jasalpur village when they were trapped and suffocated by collapsing soil.
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As the rescue operations continued, Mehsana Superintendent of Police Tarun Duggal confirmed the number of casualties.
Ambulance and police are present at the spot.
