Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) Kolkata Police on Wednesday night detained three persons for questioning in connection with the under-construction warehouse roof collapse incident here in the Taratala area on the southern outskirts of the city earlier in the day, which has claimed five lives and left several others critically injured.A source in the police said that of the three persons detained for questioning, one is the supervisor of the under-construction warehouse, while the other two are labour co…
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Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) The death toll in the under-construction warehouse roof collapse incident in Kolkata’s Taratala area on Wednesday has risen to five, with several people still trapped under the collapsed structure.Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari visited the injured workers at SSKM Hospital in the evening and enquired about their condition.Speaking to media persons outside the state-run hospital, Adhikari said: “About 25 people were rescued from the warehouse. Five have died. The 20 injure…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) Rescuers are continuing efforts to bring out about 18 people trapped under the debris of a collapsed warehouse in the Taratala area of Kolkata.”We are still working to bring out the people trapped under the debris. We have to proceed carefully as the debris may harm those trapped underneath,” a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) official told IANS.The under-construction godown collapsed on Wednesday afternoon.The Kolkata Police’s Disaster Management Group and teams f…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday said that three people were killed, about 18 trapped alive and 21 workers were recovered from the under-construction warehouse in the Taratala area of south Kolkata, where the roof collapsed earlier in the day, trapping over 40 workers. Adhikari, along with several ministers and government officials, visited the accident site to supervise the rescue operation. After his visit, he addressed the media persons at the state secreta…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) Workers who were present at the site after the roof of an under-construction warehouse collapsed at Taratala in Kolkata, said that they can still hear the trapped labourers screaming for help.At least 50 to 60 workers were feared trapped following the incident.Speaking to IANS, Soni Devi, who also worked at the warehouse, said: “We received a call at 11 a.m. that the entire company has collapsed, please come to save us.””I came from far away, didn’t even drop my child at …
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) At least 50 to 60 workers were feared trapped after the roof of an under-construction warehouse collapsed at Taratala in South Kolkata on Wednesday.A rescue operation was quickly launched, and around 13 workers were rescued, said officials, adding that the injured were rushed to SSKM Hospital for treatment.The condition of five of the rescued injured is said to be critical.The Indian Army, NDRF, Fire Brigade and Kolkata Police personnel were conducting rescue operations o…