In an under-construction building collapse mishap in Yerwada, Pune that took place on Thursday night, as many as five labourers died and five were left injured.
A 16 mm-sized iron mesh was constructed in order to lay slabs on the basement parking of the building and all of a sudden it fell on 10 labourers, working on the site. The building under construction is meant for a mall in Shastrinagar of Yerwada, informed the Traffic Police Commissioner of Pune.
The incident took five lives on the spot and the other injured labourers were taken to the hospital. The fire brigade team had reached the incident site and removed the iron bars from the laborers’ bodies with the help of cutters. However, the identities of the deceased are yet to be made.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to express his grief over the accident. “Pained by the mishap at an under-construction building in Pune. Condolences to the bereaved families. I hope that all those injured in this mishap recover at the earliest: PM Narendra Modi,” tweeted PMO India on the micro-blogging site.
