Lucknow: 5 Dead, 28 Injured As Building Collapses In Transport Nagar; Rescue Efforts Continue

Lucknow News: A three-story building collapsed killing five. The building, used as a godown, was under construction when the incident occurred.

Lucknow: SDRF personnel conduct a rescue operation after a building collapsed, crushing a truck under its debris, in Lucknow, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

Source : PTI

A three-storey building in Lucknow's Transport Nagar area collapsed on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of five individuals and injuries to 28 others, according to officials. The collapse occurred around 5 pm, and the building, which was being used as a godown, housed a motor workshop and warehouse on the ground floor, a medical godown on the first floor, and a cutlery warehouse on the second floor. The building, constructed approximately four years ago, was undergoing some construction work at the time of the collapse.

Among the deceased are Pankaj Tiwari (40), Dheeraj Gupta (48), Arun Sonkar (28), Raj Kishore (27) and Jasmit Singh (41), news agency PTI reported.

The injured have been transported to Lok Bandhu Hospital for treatment, as reported by the Uttar Pradesh Relief Commissioner’s office.

Rescue operations are currently underway with teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) working to extract those trapped under the rubble. Senior police and administrative officials are present at the site to oversee the efforts. Relief Commissioner GS Naveen Kumar confirmed the ongoing work to locate and rescue survivors.

Lucknow District Magistrate (DM) Suryapal Gangwar visited the hospital where the injured were admitted. "Monitoring is being done at the top level to ensure that the injured get proper treatment. We will ensure that they receive proper treatment," he told news agency ANI.

#WATCH | Lucknow Building collapse | DM Lucknow Suryapal Gangwar visited the injured in the Transport Nagar building collapse incident pic.twitter.com/9emWwkVAlY

— ANI (@ANI) September 7, 2024

ADG (Law and Order) Amitabh Yash told the media, “The CM (Yogi Adityanath) took immediate cognisance of this incident and officials have been sent to the spot to facilitate relief and rescue efforts. Officials from NDRF, SDRF, fire services, municipal corporation, electricity department and medical department are engaged in relief and rescue. Total 24 people have been rescued and are undergoing treatment at various hospitals”.

VIDEO | Lucknow building collapse: “The CM (Yogi Adityanath) took immediate cognisance of this incident and officials have been sent to the spot to facilitate relief and rescue efforts. Officials from NDRF, SDRF, fire services, municipal corporation, electricity department and… pic.twitter.com/dkMzDz6Jo5

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 7, 2024

Lucknow Building Collapse: UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Take Stock Of Situation

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the incident and instructed the district administration officials, SDRF, and NDRF teams to reach the spot and expedite the relief work and immediately take the injured to the hospital for proper treatment. "He also wished for the speedy recovery of the injured," the UP Chief Minister's Office stated.

#UPCM @myogiadityanath ने ट्रांसपोर्ट नगर, लखनऊ में बिल्डिंग गिरने से हुए हादसे का संज्ञान लिया।

मुख्यमंत्री जी ने जिला प्रशासन के अधिकारियों, SDRF और NDRF की टीमों को मौके पर पहुंचकर राहत कार्य में तेजी लाने और घायलों को तत्काल अस्पताल पहुंचाकर उनके समुचित उपचार के निर्देश दिए…

— CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) September 7, 2024

Defence Minister and Lok Sabha MP from Lucknow Rajnath Singh took stock of the situation and said, "The news of the building collapse in Lucknow is extremely distressing. I have spoken to the District Magistrate of Lucknow over the phone to get an update on the situation at the site. The local administration is on the ground carrying out relief and rescue operations and is working to provide all possible assistance to the victims."

लखनऊ में एक भवन के गिरने से हुई दुर्घटना का समाचार अत्यंत पीड़ादायक है। मैंने लखनऊ के ज़िलाधिकारी से फ़ोन पर बातचीत करके घटनास्थल पर हालात की जानकारी प्राप्त की है। स्थानीय प्रशासन मौक़े पर राहत एवं बचाव कार्य कर रहा है और पीड़ितों की हरसंभव मदद में जुटा है।

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) September 7, 2024

"Rescue teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed to the scene and are working to extricate the trapped individuals," said Relief Commissioner GS Naveen Kumar. 

#WATCH | Lucknow building collapse | Rescue operations to evacuate the trapped people are underway. The evacuated people are being sent to the hospital.

So far, 4 people have been evacuated in the incident. pic.twitter.com/9LSWqVW36L

— ANI (@ANI) September 7, 2024

Drones are also being utilised to expedite the evacuation process, as reported by ANI.

#WATCH | Lucknow Building Collapse | Drones are being used to speed up the evacuation process.

So far, 15 people have been rescued. pic.twitter.com/1xj9IzrF2C

— ANI (@ANI) September 7, 2024