A multi-storey building of a textile factory in Punjab's Ludhiana has collapsed trapping at least seven workers inside. The local administration rushed in to rescue people and so far one of them has been taken out and sent to the hospital.
The factory is located in Focal Point Phase-8 area of Ludhiana on Saturday evening.
CM Bhagwant Mann in a post on X confirmed the news and said that he has directed concerned officials to start the rescue mission immediately.
"A factory collapse has been reported in Ludhiana. I have asked the administration to immediately assess the situation. The rescue teams have reached the spot and started their work. I pray for the speedy recovery of those buried under the debris," Mann wrote on X.
According to an eye witness, a loud sound was heard before the building caved in.
Rescue Operation
Two teams of National Disaster Response Force and other teams of police, fire brigade and factories departments, the Municipal Corporation were undertaking the rescue operation.
The operation was underway to bring out the six workers trapped beneath the debris.
Revenue Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian and Deputy Commissioner Jitendra Jorwal are personally overseeing the rescue efforts at the site.
They emphasised that the top priority is to rescue the trapped workers.
The deputy commissioner stated that the health department has been instructed to deploy medical teams and ambulances at the site until the operation is complete.
The municipal corporation and fire safety department have also been directed to depute their additional staff there round-the-clock.
