Ceiling slab of under-construction building collapses in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar, 15 workers rescued
The collapse was likely triggered allegedly due to a “crane hitting a portion of the ceiling” while work was underway at the site, sources said. At 11:50 pm on Wednesday, MLA Alpesh Thakore told media persons that 13 people had been rescued from the rubble
3 min readAhmedabadUpdated: Sep 10, 2026 08:59 AM IST
Officials confirmed to the Indian Express that several workers had been rescued from the rubble and five workers has been sent to the GMERS Civil Hospital, Gandhiangar .
Fifteen workers were rescued after the ceiling of an under-construction commercial building in the Kudasan area of Gandhinagar, Gujarat’s capital, collapsed around 9 pm on Wednesday, according to news agency PTI.
“Work was underway to cast a slab. They were trying to construct an independent structure between two building structures, and during that work, the slab collapsed. Around 15 workers were working there, and they fell along with the slab. All of them have been rescued,” Gandhinagar SP Ravi Washam Shetty said.
The collapse was likely triggered allegedly due to a “crane hitting a portion of the ceiling” while work was underway at the site, sources said. At 11:50 pm on Wednesday, MLA Alpesh Thakore told media persons that 13 people had been rescued from the rubble. No casualties were reported till late evening on Wednesday.
Officials told The Indian Express that at least five of the injured persons were taken to the GMERS Civil Hospital, Gandhiangar. Officials at the GVK-EMRI 108 emergency ambulance service said six of their vehicles were involved in transporting the injured persons. At least four rescue vehicles of the Gandhinagar Fire and Emergency Services (GFES) and the district police were making efforts to bring the situation under control as of late evening on Wednesday.
Gujarat DGP G S Malik also reached the site. Meanwhile, teams from the Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) were dispatched to Gandhinagar to aid the rescue efforts.
Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, who is in Gandhinagar to attend the monsoon session of the Assembly, reached the spot while Health Minister Praful Pansheriya reached the civil hospital.
Pansheriya said, “I am speaking to the doctors who are treating the injured persons. We have called all doctors to the hospital and are doing all we can.” He added, “We are trying to ensure that all required treatment is provided to the injured at Gandhinagar Civil Hospital itself and nobody needs to be shifted to Ahmedabad for super-speciality treatment.”
Dr Meeta Parikh, Medical Superintendent, GMERS Gandhinagar Civil Hospital, told mediapersons that two patients suffered “spine injuries”, and the others were in stable condition. None of these patients are in critical condition, Dr Parikh said.
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Gujarat DGP G S Malik also reached the site. Meanwhile, teams from the Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) were dispatched to Gandhinagar to aid the rescue efforts.
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Gujarat DGP G S Malik also reached the site. Meanwhile, teams from the Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) were dispatched to Gandhinagar to aid the rescue efforts.