Under-construction buildings collapsed

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 11:37 AM

Ghastly incident: Two under-construction buildings collapsed in Noida

Greater Noida, July 18: In a ghastly incident, four dead bodies have been retrieved by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in Greater Noida's Shah Beri village, where two under-construction buildings collapsed on Tuesday.

50 members are injured and Several people are feared trapped under the debris. Police and rescue teams are present at the spot.

NDRF Commandant, PK Srivastava said, "We have recovered three bodies. Their identity is still unknown. Three of them were either working as security guards or as labors. The rescue operation will take some more time. We have called big machines for the same. Also, we have arrested three people in the case"

Three people, including builder and his two associates, have been arrested in connection with Greater Noida building collapse incident on Wednesday.

There are 18 families living in those buildings. So far three bodies have been recovered while several people are feared trapped under the debris. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) officials are conducting the search operation.

Soon after the mishap, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the incident and asked the District Magistrate to follow up with the National Disaster Response Force team and Police for relief measures and to ensure immediate rescue.

Meanwhile, State's Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya took note of the incident and assured the residents that the government will make all efforts to rescue the victims.