At least five people were killed and two injured after a two-storey building in Prabhat Chowk area in Maharashtra’s Amravati collapsed on Sunday evening.
News agency PTI reports quoting Amravati Police that the injured people have been taken to the hospital and the rescue work was going on at a brisk pace.
Amravati Police Commissioner Dr Arti Singh said: “The building located in Prabhat Chowk area of the city collapsed, killing five persons and injuring two others.”
After the building collapse, the bodies of the people covered under the trash were brought out by the rescue team. In any case, the rescue work is still on, District Collector Pavneet Kaur said, adding that the incident will be investigated and strict action will be taken against those responsible.
According to the civic official, the Amravati Municipal Corporation (AMC) had issued a notice for the destruction of the structure in July this year as it had become old and dilapidated.
अमरावती येथे एक जुनी इमारत कोसळून झालेल्या दुर्घटनेत 5 जणांचा मृत्यू झाला असून, 2 जखमी आहेत. मलबा हटविण्याचे काम सध्या सुरु आहे. जिल्हाधिकार्‍यांशी मी संपर्कात आहे.
या घटनेची सर्वंकष चौकशी करण्याचे आदेश विभागीय आयुक्तांना देण्यात आले आहेत.
(1/3)— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) October 30, 2022
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis communicated pain over the incident and announced on Twitter that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has decided to provide a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the families of each deceased from the CM Relief Fund. The medical expenses of the injured people would be borne by the state government, he added.
#अमरावती येथील इमारत दुर्घटनेबद्दल मुख्यमंत्री @mieknathshinde यांनी शोक व्यक्त केला आहे. मृतांच्या कुटुंबियांना मुख्यमंत्री सहायता निधीतून ५ लाखांची मदत मुख्यमंत्र्यांनी जाहीर केली असून जखमींवरील उपचाराचा खर्च देखील राज्य सरकार करणार आहे.
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) October 30, 2022
The Divisional Official has been told to lead an investigation into the incident, Fadnavis tweeted.
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