5-storey under-construction building collapses in Ghaziabad, 1 dead, 6 injured

The building was located in Akash Nagar area of the Masuri police station limits.

The Ghaziabad police said that some labourers were rescued and sent to a hospital for treatment.

Ghaziabad: A five-storey under-construction building collapsed in Ghaziabad on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring six others. The building was located in Akash Nagar area of the Masuri police station limits. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were pressed into service soon after the incident and rescue and search operations were underway. The Ghaziabad police said in a tweet that some labourers were rescued and sent to a hospital for treatment.

#UPDATE: अभी एक मजदूर को बाहर निकालकर एम्बुलेंस में हॉस्पिटल भेजा गया है। @Uppolice pic.twitter.com/62IawTX5xZ

— GHAZIABAD POLICE (@ghaziabadpolice) July 22, 2018

According to reports, 13 people were trapped after the structure collapsed, out of which seven have been pulled out. "Prima facie, there seem to be issues with the quality of the building. A magisterial inquiry has been ordered. Seven people have been rescued and sent to a hospital," Ritu Maheshwari, district magistrate of Ghaziabad said. She said six people have been detained for questioning in connection with the incident. Also, a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the kin of the deceased and Rs 50, 000 for the injured have been announced.

Labourers working at the building collapsed in Ghaziabad say'A crack appeared in the column of the building this morning,Builder told us to fill the cracks with cement & forced us to continue. We were working on the upper floor, the column must have collapsed at the ground floor' pic.twitter.com/fwZTq1XQpX

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 22, 2018

Inquiry ordered. Directed admn to take strict action against those responsible. 7 people were rescued, one of them succumbed to injuries. Rescue ops are on. We've directed admn to vacate illegal buildings&demolish them if need be: VK Singh, MoS MEA on Ghaziabad Building Collapse pic.twitter.com/IbZaFrItZJ

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) July 22, 2018

The incident comes within a week of a six-storey under-construction building collapsing on another five-storey building in Greater Noida. The twin-building collapse in Shahberi village had claimed nine lives, including that of a toddler and two women. (With inputs from PTI)