In Uttar Pradesh, at least 28 workers were injured in a shuttering collapse during the construction work at Kannauj railway station yesterday. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered the swift rescue of those trapped under the debris and property of the injured.
Two teams of the State Disaster Relief Force (SDRF) from Lucknow have been rushed to assist in the rescue. Kanpur Commissioner K Vijayendra Pandian said that no casualties have been reported. 28 people have been rescued of which 6 people are seriously injured but they are out of danger. Railways has formed a high-level four-member committee to investigate the incident.
The shuttering of the under-construction building on the station premises had collapsed Saturday afternoon, trapping the workers.
The rescue teams, including personnel from the national and state disaster response force and the railways, worked through the cold night to clear the debris and safely pull out the trapped workers. District Magistrate Shubhrant Kumar Shukl visited the site early on Sunday, expressing relief that no lives were lost in the tragic incident.
CCTV footage from the site has surfaced, showing a labourer attempting to fix the shuttering (a temporary structure used to support concrete) when the roof collapses. The footage suggests that a beam carried by the worker hit the shuttering, causing it to slip and ultimately collapse.