5-storey under-construction building collapses in Ghaziabad, 1 dead

The Ghaziabad police said in a tweet that some labourers were rescued and sent to a hospital for treatment

Press Trust of India  |  Ghaziabad (UP) 

Ghaziabad building collapse. Photo: ANI twitter
Ghaziabad building collapse. Photo: ANI twitter

A five-storey under-construction building collapsed on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring some others, officials said.

The Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were pressed into service soon after the incident and rescue and search operations were underway, police said.

"So far, we have pulled out one dead body and rescued one person trapped in the debris," a senior official told PTI.

The Ghaziabad police said in a tweet that some labourers were rescued and sent to a hospital for treatment.

There was no report as yet if there were more people trapped in the collapsed structure.

The incident comes within a week of a six-storey under-construction building collapsing on another five-storey building in

The twin-building collapse in Shahberi village had claimed nine lives, including that of a toddler and two women.

First Published: Sun, July 22 2018. 17:05 IST