Four Storey Building Collapsed, 7 Feared Trapped: Gurugram

Gurugram, January 24: A four-storey building was collapsed on Thursday in Gurugram. This incident has happened in Ullawas village, seven members are blocked in the building and Fire Department received a call at 5.15 AM.

State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and Border Security Force (BSF) , from its nearby base camp has reached the spot. Fire Department, police and district administration with JCBs have started the rescue.

The official said, “The National Disaster Response Force’s (NDRF) help has also been sought.”

The Chief Fire Officer Isham Singh said, “the rescue teams are facing problems in removing concert material, iron grills, and debris. There are seven people feared trapped. All are labours.” He also added, “the building was a three storey structure earlier. One more concrete roof was placed on Wednesday for the fourth floor, which appeared to have first shattered resulting in the collapse of the entire building immediately.”

“No one has been rescued as the rescue teams were still searching for those trapped. They are still removing the heavy concretes material and iron grills. Efforts are on,” Gurugram police PRO Subhash Bokan said, he also said, “the building belongs to a resident of Ullawas Village. It was set up on 125 square yard land. Police teams are looking for him.”

The eyewitness said to the police had earlier put the number feared trapped at 20.