Three-Storey Building Collapses In Jharkhand's Seraikela, No Casualties

After the closure of the Tayo company, the residential complex housed employees who had not taken their settlement from the company.

A building with 16 flats, located in the residential complex of Tayo Rolls Mill, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Tata Steel in the Seraikela district of Jharkhand, collapsed on Monday, causing damage. However, no loss of life or injury was reported in the incident.  

The incident caused panic in the Tayo residential complex. Upon receiving the information, Tata Steel officials and police from the Gamharia police station rushed to the spot. Further, the rescue and relief operations were underway.  

After the closure of the Tayo company, the residential complex housed employees who had not taken their settlement from the company. Their families were living in these flats; however, anticipating potential danger, they had vacated the flats earlier. The company had already declared all the flats as uninhabitable.  

Building Collapse In Punjab's Mohali

In a separate incident, a woman died after she was pulled out from the debris of a four-storey building that collapsed in the Sohana village of Punjab's Mohali district on Saturday (December 22). Drishti Verma, 20, a native of Theog, Himachal Pradesh was rescued from the rubble in critical condition and was rushed to Sohana Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.

At least five people were stuck under the rubble after the building collapsed. Several excavators were pressed into service as part of the rescue operation. A National Disaster Response Team (NDRF) team was also a part of the rescue operation. An ambulance, along with a medical team was also deployed to the site, according to PTI. Rescue operations by Indian Army personnel and NDRF continued on Sunday.

On Saturday, Viraj S Tidke, officiating deputy commissioner, all major hospitals in the city, such as Civil Hospital, Fortis, Max and Sohana, were put on alert to cater to the wounded. He also said, required equipment and machinery were made available to the rescuers in addition to those brought by the NDRF and army.