Ludhiana factory collapse: Rescuers manage to save five workers; two others couldn't survive

Two workers were killed after a portion of a building of a factory in Ludhiana's Focal Point Phase 8 area collapsed on Saturday, the officials said on Sunday. The bodies of the two were pulled out during the overnight rescue operation.

Other five workers were rescued and taken to Fortis Hospital for medical attention. The Punjab state government has announced that it would cover medical expenses of the injured workers and provide compensation to families of the deceased, who have been identified as Jatinder Kumar, a worker and Gurnarinder, who worked as lab technician in the unit.

The injured have been identified as Abhilash Yadav, Ram Kishan, Sintu Thakur, Avtar Singh Kaka, Pargat Singh, Manish Chauhan, Hakim Yadav and Neeraj Kapoor.

Deputy Commissioner Jitendra Jorwal informed that the accident took place at the Kohli Dyeing Unit. The structure collapsed while JCB machines were being operated. “As per the owner of the building, 29 workers had logged in at the unit in the morning. However, when the building collapsed, seven were inside and trapped under the debris. One worker was taken out immediately while operation was launched to search and rescue the others,” he said.