Under Construction Building Collapse in Kolkata: 10 Saved, Rescue Operations Underway

Officials reported that an under-construction building in Kolkata collapsed late on Sunday night, but thankfully they saved 10 people.

Around midnight, the five-story building in the Garden Reach area of Hazari Mollah Bagan collapsed. Officials stated on Monday that a search is underway to locate people who might be buried beneath the debris. Vineet Goyal, the police commissioner of  Kolkata, visited the location and evaluated the rescue operation.

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What did the police say about the incident?

Late on Sunday night, a building that was still under construction fell in the Garden Reach area.  The police official stated, " We have saved 10 people and the recusal operation is still going on. There were ambulances positioned there."

Locals were the first to arrive at the scene and said that before the building collapsed, pieces of concrete had fallen out.

The building fell with a loud noise and a dense cloud of dust covered the neighborhood. They claimed that the heavily inhabited area's shanties were struck by the falling building.

"The under-construction building crashed on the nearby shanties, even though no one lived there. We are concerned that a large number of people may still be buried beneath the debris," a local person stated.

A 5 storey building (illegally constructed) has collapsed at Hazari Mollah Bagan; Garden Reach; Metiabruz, KMC Ward No. 134.
This particular area falls under the so called 'citadel' of Hon’ble Mayor of Kolkata and Municipal Affairs Minister.

I urge @chief_west, Secretary… pic.twitter.com/tLvRD9QpmN

— Suvendu Adhikari (Modi Ka Parivar) (@SuvenduWB) March 17, 2024

Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, wrote on X, saying, "I implore @chief_west, @HomeBengal, and @CPKolkata to promptly request that the West Bengal State Disaster Management Team be involved in providing emergency rescue and relief." "Furious calls concerning possible victims are reaching me. He pleaded, "Please send out any team that can assist in saving the victims, whether it is the police, fire department, or another team.

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