8 Dead, Dozens Feared Trapped After Cold Storage Roof Collapses In Uttar Pradesh

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) began the rescue operation바카라 웹사이트soon after the incident, continued through the night and was underway in the morning

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Updated on: 17 March 2023 5:02 am

Rescue operation by NDRF personnel after the complex roof collapsed due to heavy rain, at Muradnagar in Ghaziabad

Eleven people have been injured and many are still trapped a바카라 웹사이트day after the roof of a cold storage chamber collapsed in chamber located at Indira Nagar road under Chandausi police station area on Thursday.바카라 웹사이트The death바카라 웹사이트toll climbed to eight,바카라 웹사이트the바카라 웹사이트police said on Friday.바카라 웹사이트

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh each for the deceased and formed a committee to probe the reasons behind it.

Eleven injured are undergoing treatment at a hospital, according to police.바카라 웹사이트They said that바카라 웹사이트the roof was built only three months ago without necessary permission from the administration and potatoes more than the prescribed capacity of the cold storage were stored there.

Uttar Pradesh | Sambhal cold storage godown collapse: A total of 5 people have died and 11 people have been rescued so far.

NDRF and SDRF teams are carrying out rescue operations.
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP)

| Several people feared trapped as the roof of a cold storage godown collapses in the Chandausi area of Sambhal, UP
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP)

Superintendent of Police Chakresh Mishra said the death toll due to the roof collapse has risen to eight바카라 웹사이트so far and efforts are being made to identify the victims.바카라 웹사이트He said 11 people were injured in the incident and have been admitted to a hospital.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) began the rescue operation바카라 웹사이트soon after the incident, which continued through the night and was underway even in the morning.

Sambhal cold storage godown collapse | We've rescued 11 people & 5 people have died. NDRF is searching for the trapped people with the help of sniffer dogs. We've increased our force for the morning. Other teams of NDRF and SDRF will also come by morning: Sambhal DM Manish Bansal
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Deputy Inspector General of Police Shalabh Mathur had told reporters late on Thursday night that rescuers were taking precautions as ammonia gas cylinders were kept in the cold storage.

"A case under Section 304A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code has been lodged against Ankur Agarwal and Rohit Agarwal, owners of the cold storage," he had said.

Chief Medical Officer Tarannum Raza told PTI that 15-20 ambulances and over half a dozen doctors were at the spot to help the injured. Oxygen cylinders have also been arranged. Around six excavators have been pressed into service to clear the debris, officials said. 바카라 웹사이트

Sambhal is around 155 km from Delhi and over 350 km from Lucknow, the state capital. The DIG said that some still trapped inside are alerting the rescuers by shouting. 바카라 웹사이트

(With inputs from PTI)