Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Jatinder Jorwal was quoted by local media as saying that the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, with five workers being in critical conditionread moreAt least one worker died and five others were critically injured after a portion of a factory collapsed in Ludhiana city in India’s northern state of Punjab on Saturday (March 8).The multi-storey textile factory is located in the Focal Point Phase-8 area.According to local media reports, a boiler blast may have caused the building to collapse.Around 20 workers were inside the factory at the time of the incident.Police officers started clearing the debris as soon as they arrived at the scene and rescued around a dozen workers.AdvertisementLudhiana Deputy Commissioner Jatinder Jorwal was quoted by local media as saying that the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, with five workers being in critical condition.He added that the health department had been instructed to deploy medical teams on the site to facilitate rescue operations.The reports said that a team of the National Disaster Response Force, along with local police, was conducting rescue operations at the factory.“We received information this evening that the building of a factory collapsed in the Focal Point 8 area. Six workers are trapped. Rescue operations are underway. NDRF teams have reached the spot,” Jorwal told reporters.Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann posted on X that he has directed officials to take stock of the matter urgently.“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,” the CM wrote.(With inputs from agencies)More from India
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1 dead, 5 critically injured in factory collapse in Punjab’s Ludhiana, rescue ops underway