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Lucknow building collapse: Death toll rises to eight as rescue operations continue

Joint Commissioner of Police Amit Verma said that there is little chance of anyone else being trapped, though NDRF and SDRF teams remain at the site

Our Web Desk Published 08.09.24, 02:49 PM
NDRF and SDRF personnel during a relief work underway a day after a building collapsed causing 8 people death, in Lucknow, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024.
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NDRF and SDRF personnel during a relief work underway a day after a building collapsed causing 8 people death, in Lucknow, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024.

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A normal afternoon in Lucknow’s Transport Nagar turned tragic on September 7, as a three-storey building collapsed, killing eight and injuring 28. Workers in the motor workshop and warehouses were caught off guard when the structure suddenly gave way at around 4:45 pm.

Relief work underway a day after a building collapsed causing 8 people death, in Lucknow, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024.
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Relief work underway a day after a building collapsed causing 8 people death, in Lucknow, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024.

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Rescue teams, working overnight, recovered three more bodies, bringing the death toll to eight. The victims—Raj Kishore, 27, Rudra Yadav, 24, and Jagrup Singh, 35—were pulled from the debris. 

An injured admitted at a hospital after a three-storey building collapsed, at Transport Nagar area in Lucknow, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.
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An injured admitted at a hospital after a three-storey building collapsed, at Transport Nagar area in Lucknow, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

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Joint Commissioner of Police Amit Verma stated that there’s little chance of anyone else being trapped, though National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams remain at the site. 

SDRF personnel conduct a rescue operation after a three-storey building collapsed, at Transport Nagar area in Lucknow, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.
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SDRF personnel conduct a rescue operation after a three-storey building collapsed, at Transport Nagar area in Lucknow, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, returning from Ambedkar Nagar, is set to visit Lok Bandhu Hospital, where many of the injured are being treated. Among the injured is Akash Singh, a worker from the medical go-down, who recalled seeing a crack in one of the building's pillars shortly before the collapse. 

Emergency services personnel near the site where a three-storey building collapsed, crushing a truck under its debris, at Transport Nagar area in Lucknow, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.
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Emergency services personnel near the site where a three-storey building collapsed, crushing a truck under its debris, at Transport Nagar area in Lucknow, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

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The building, constructed four years ago, housed a motor workshop and warehouse on the ground floor, a medical go-down on the first, and a cutlery warehouse on the second floor. 

An injured being rescued after a three-storey building collapsed, crushing a truck under its debris, at Transport Nagar area in Lucknow, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.
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An injured being rescued after a three-storey building collapsed, crushing a truck under its debris, at Transport Nagar area in Lucknow, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

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Some construction work was reportedly underway at the time of the incident, raising concerns about the building’s structural integrity. 

SDRF and Uttar Pradesh Fire Service personnel conduct rescue operation after a building collapsed, crushing a truck under its debris, in Lucknow, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.
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SDRF and Uttar Pradesh Fire Service personnel conduct rescue operation after a building collapsed, crushing a truck under its debris, in Lucknow, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

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Defence Minister and MP from Lucknow Rajnath Singh spoke to the district magistrate regarding the incident and took stock of the relief work and the treatment of the injured. 

SDRF personnel conduct rescue operation after a three-storey building collapsed, crushing a truck under its debris, at Transport Nagar area in Lucknow, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.
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SDRF personnel conduct rescue operation after a three-storey building collapsed, crushing a truck under its debris, at Transport Nagar area in Lucknow, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

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BJP metropolitan president Anand Dwivedi also visited the site, offering support to the victims and their families.

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