At least 50 people have been reportedly seriously injured in the accident. Scores of people were still trapped under the shed, rescue operations are on. The police officials on the spot have, however, said that the number of injured is limited to 17. Out of which only five serious injuries.
The action came after hours after an under-construction structure collapsed in the area. Luckily, the building was not occupied when it came crashing down on the ground.
Five-storey building collapses in Ghaziabad, no casualty reported. The building was evacuated prior to its collapse.
Many people are feared trapped under the debris. Local police have arrived at the spot.
Earlier on Thursday, a three-storey building collapsed in Greater Noida's Mubarakpur area. At least three occupants of the building were rescued safely.
According to initial information, construction of basement was going on plot adjacent to the building which collapsed. Rescue work is on.
Six people have been rescued and the situation is under control now.
"The drive to seal the illegal constructions will continue," said an official of the Ghaziabad Development Authority.
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As per the reports, PWD engineers and the authorities will take stock of the construction material used in the buildings, before the demolition process.
The incident occurred due to heavy rains, said a disaster management official.
At least one person has been killed and six others injured after a five-storey building collapsed in Ghaziabad's Missal Gadi area
Days after Greater Noida building collapse another building collapses in Ghaziabad. Utill now 8 people including a minor child has been rescued though rescue operation is still underway.
Days after Greater Noida building collapse another building collapses in Ghaziabad. Utill now 7 people including a minor child has been rescued though rescue operation is still underway.
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Labourers working at the building collapsed in Ghaziabad say that a crack appeared in the column of the building this morning, builder told them to fill the cracks with cement and forced them to continue.
The incident took place around 7.15 pm yesterday, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan, who visited the spot near Kanthanchavadi, told reporters.
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The incident in Shahberi village near Gaur City in Greater Noida West took place late on Tuesday, apparently due to "too much moisture in the walls of the basement and poor construction material used".
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