Major accident in Lucknow: A part of the under-construction apartment collapsed, 5 huts were hit; Two killed, 12 buried
A part of the under-construction apartment suddenly collapsed near Kalindi Park in Sector-12 area of PGI in Lucknow at around 11:30 pm on Thursday night.
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A part of the under-construction apartment suddenly collapsed near Kalindi Park in Sector-12 area of PGI in Lucknow at around 11:30 pm on Thursday night. 12 people were buried under the debris after five huts of laborers were hit by it.
Police, fire brigade and SDRF teams somehow rescued everyone from the debris till late night and admitted them to Trauma-2. Where Pratapgarh resident Mukadam (35) and daughter Ayesha (two months) died.
ADCP East Ali Abbas said that an apartment named Antriksh Abril Green is being constructed. Many laborers have built five huts on the adjacent road and are living with their families. ADCP said that people buried under the debris were rescued by 1 o'clock in the night. Everyone was admitted to Trauma-2.
People present near the spot said that the basement of the under-construction apartment was excavated with a JCB on Thursday afternoon. Due to this, the building got damaged and some part of it collapsed late in the night. Sunil, a resident of BKT, who works as a laborer in an under-construction apartment, told that he lives in a hut on the other side of the road.
At night all the laborers lay down after eating and drinking. Some were inside the hut and some were outside due to the heat. Suddenly at around 11.30 a loud bang was felt. It felt as if a bomb had exploded.
When he came out in a hurry, he saw that a part of the under-construction apartment had collapsed and the huts had been engulfed in it. Without thinking he jumped into the debris and started searching for people. Meanwhile police and firemen reached.
People present at the spot said that there were four men, two children and a woman in five huts. Five other laborers were also standing at the time of the incident. Those people also fell into the apartment as part of it collapsed.
People somehow pulled out all five and admitted them to the hospital. Many apartments have been built near the under construction apartment. After the accident, people came out of their homes. There is panic among the local people due to the accident.