Ludhiana:
The multi -storey factory building collapsed in Ludhiana, Punjab, after which a man died after being buried in the debris. So far 7 people have been evacuated from the rubble. He has been admitted to the hospital. Some other people are suspected to be buried in the rubble right now. The team of NDRF is engaged in relief work.
The accident occurred in a multi -storey building of a textile factory late Saturday evening in Ludhiana’s ‘Focal Point’ area.

Officials of the NDRF team said that 7 workers trapped in the debris were taken out by several teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). He said that one of these laborers died, while the condition of three others is critical. The deceased worker has not been identified yet. The rescue operation is going on to find out whether someone is still trapped in the debris.

He said that a laborer was already rescued and was taken to the nearest hospital. According to officials, the incident took place in Phase-8 area of ​​’Focal Point’ on Saturday evening. Initially it was learned that seven personnel were stranded in the debris.

According to an eyewitness, strong housing was heard before this building collapsed. Two teams of NDRF, police, fire department and factory departments and other teams of municipal corporation are engaged in rescue operations. Revenue Minister Hardeep Singh Mundiyan and Deputy Commissioner Jitendra Jorwal are personally monitoring rescue operations at the scene. He emphasized that saving the trapped workers is the top priority. The Deputy Commissioner said that the health department has been instructed to keep the medical team and ambulance deployed on the spot till the completion of the rescue operation. According to him, the Municipal Corporation and the fire department have also been instructed to deploy additional personnel round the clock there.