Jharkhand Building Collapse: NDRF Rescues 4, Several Others Feared Trapped

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been deployed to the area to carry out the rescue operation in Jharkhand's Deoghar district.

NDRF personnel during a rescue operation after a multi-storey building collapsed, in Deoghar district. (Photo: PTI)

Source : PTI

After a multi-storey building collapsed in Jharkhand's Deoghar district on Sunday morning, several persons were feared trapped. The incident occurred around 6 AM, and reportedly four people have been rescued from the debris so far.

To carry out the rescue operation, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been deployed to the area. The NDRF team led by Inspector Randhir Kumar said that efforts are underway to rescue the trapped persons.

#WATCH | Updated visuals of the rescue operation underway by NDRF and district officials after a house collapsed in Jharkhand's Deoghar. pic.twitter.com/AH7YvYxLe7

— ANI (@ANI) July 7, 2024

While speaking to PTI, Deoghar Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Ritvik Srivastava said that four people were rescued and they were admitted to Deoghar Sadar Hospital.

“Few more seem to be still trapped under the debris. The rescue operation is underway," Srivastava said,

Deputy Commission of Deoghar, Vishal Sagar wrote on X, and along with the NDRF and Health Department team have been deployed to the scene, along with magistrates, ambulance teams, fire brigades, and police.

He wrote in Hindi, “Taking cognizance of the incident of collapse of the building near Sita Hotel under the Municipal Corporation area, the NDRF and Health Department team have been deputed to the spot. Along with this, a rapid rescue operation is being carried out by magistrates, ambulance team, fire brigade, and police.”

नगर निगम क्षेत्र अंतर्गत सीता होटल के समीप इमारतके गिरने की घटना को संज्ञान में लेते हुए एनडीआरएफ और स्वास्थ्य विभाग की टीम को घटना स्थल पर प्रतिनियुक्त किया गया है। साथ ही दंडाधिकारियों, एम्बुलेंस की टीम, दमकल, और पुलिस द्वारा तेजी से बचाव अभियान चलाया जा रहा है।@JharkhandCMO pic.twitter.com/HWvGty4JLX

— DC Deoghar (@DCDeoghar) July 7, 2024

While speaking to ANI Sagar said, that preliminary information revealed some construction work was ongoing.

“It is possible that the house was not that strong, due to which the house collapsed. This matter will be investigated, but right now our primary concern is to save people and their lives."