Team News Riveting
Pune, January 4
Seven workers were killed while a couple of others sustained injuries after a portion of an under-construction building collapsed in Pune’s Yerwada area late Thursday night.
According to police officials, the tragic accident occurred around 11 p.m. when the building slab of a mall under construction came crashing down at a site in Yerwada’s Shastrinagar area, trapping the labourers working in the site. Soon after getting the information, fire fighters rushed to the spot and started the rescue operation by removing the debris.
Seven workers were found dead while a couple of others were serious injured, police said, adding that the death toll is expected to rise.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives when a slab of an under-construction building collapsed in Pune’s Yerawada area, late last night.
“Pained by the mishap at an under-construction building in Pune. Condolences to the bereaved families. I hope that all those injured in this mishap recover at the earliest,” the Prime Minister said in a Tweet.
