Five-storey building collapses in Ghaziabad, 1 dead, several other injured

A five-storey under-construction building collapsed in Akashnagar area of Missal Gadi in Ghaziabad today, killing at least one person and injuring several others. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rescued one person and recovered on body from the site of the disaster, according to ANI.

"So far, we have pulled out one dead body and rescued one person trapped in the debris," an NDRF official told PTI.

The Ghaziabad Police tweeted that some labourers were rescued and sent to a hospital for treatment. There was no reports of more people being trapped in the collapsed structure, it said.

Police and fire department along with the NDRF have initiated the rescue and aid operations at the site.

Those injured, according to reports, are labourers who were present inside the building when it collapsed. The building was nearing completion and had not been occupied.


Reports suggest rainfall and weak foundation of the construction as the reason behind the mishap.

An Uttar Pradesh government spokesperson said in Lucknow, "Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the district magistrate and the senior superintendent of police of Ghaziabad to visit the site of building collapse and take immediate action for rescue, along with NDRF personnel."

Adityanath also asked the district authorities to lodge an FIR and take action against the guilty.

The incident comes within a week of a six-storey under-construction building having collapsed on another five-storey building in Greater Noida.

The twin-building collapse in Shahberi village had claimed nine lives, including that of a toddler and two women.

At least 10 people were killed earlier in the week in Shah Beri area of Greater Noida where an under construction building collapsed on another building. The builders of the construction allegedly, used poor quality material.

(Inputs from PTI)