Seven hurt, some may be trapped in Ghaziabad wall collapse

Police said there were no casualties so far, but there was a chance that more people were trapped under the rubble.

The scaffolding of an under construction factory in Ghaziabad collapsed on Sunday evening, leaving at least seven labourers injured.

Ghaziabad police said there had been no casualties so far, but there was a chance that more people were trapped under the rubble. Till late at night, teams of NDRF and Ghaziabad police continued their search operations.

Dharmender Yadav, senior superintendent of police (Ghaziabad), said, “The incident took place around 7.30 pm in Tronica City industrial area. The owner of the plot, who is a resident of Shahdara in Delhi, was in the process of setting up the factory and labourers had erected a scaffolding. While it is unclear why it fell, it may be because the cement had not set properly.”

Yadav said so far seven people had been rushed to hospital, while three others managed to escape relatively unhurt.

“The owner has told us that except for one person, everybody else in his employment has been rescued. However, there is still a chance that others might be trapped inside and our team as well as NDRF personnel are carrying out search and rescue operations,” he said.

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