Another body was recovered from the rubble at the site where a four-storey building collapsed in Sohana village of Punjab’s Mohali district on Sunday, officials said. The multi-storey building collapsed on Saturday evening, with at least five people trapped in its rubble. Earlier, a 20-year-old woman from Himachal Pradesh died in the incident.
The woman died after she was pulled out of the debris of the building. She was rescued from the rubble in critical condition and was rushed to a hospital, but she succumbed to her injuries. The rescue effort continued overnight. A man hailing from Ambala Cantt told reporters at the site that his 29-year-old son, who used to visit a gym in the building, was missing.
#WATCH | Punjab: Another body recovered from the site where a multi-storey under-construction building collapsed yesterday in Mohali.
Death toll in the incident rises to 2. Details awaited. pic.twitter.com/mfKreXB18t
— ANI (@ANI) December 22, 2024
Two Building Owners Booked
Police have booked two building owners in the incident. All major hospitals in Mohali such as Civil Hospital (attached within Medical College), Fortis, Max and Sohana, were put on alert to cater to the wounded. Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav, who was at the spot on Saturday, had said a multi-agency rescue effort was underway.
Mohali SSP Deepak Pareek said they had no such estimate as to how many people are trapped there.” NDRF, police and fire department teams are at the spot. The reason behind this mishap will be investigated,” he said.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expressed grief over the incident. “Sad news has been received that a multi-storey building near Sohana in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali) has collapsed. The entire administration and other rescue teams have been deployed at the spot. I am in constant touch with the administration,” he wrote on X.
“We will also take action against the culprits. Appeal to the people to cooperate with the administration,” Mann added.
