Haryana Rice Mill Collapsed: Four people were killed and 20 others were injured after a three-storey rice mill building collapsed in Karnal on Tuesday. According to the information, many workers are feared to be buried under the debris of the rice mill.
Fire brigade, police and ambulance have reached the spot after getting information about the incident. Rescue operation is going on. It is being told that around 150 employees were inside the building at the time of the incident. The injured have been admitted to a hospital.
#WATCH | Haryana: Several rice mill workers feared being trapped under debris after a three-storeyed rice mill building collapsed in Karnal. Workers used to sleep inside the building. Fire brigade, police and ambulance have reached the spot. Rescue operations underway. pic.twitter.com/AFzN9HDPYw
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Karnal DC Anish Yadav, who was present at the spot, said that prima facie we found that there were some defects in the building. A committee will be formed to investigate the incident. Legal action will also be taken against the rice mill owners.
At the same time, Karnal SP Shashank Kumar told that four people died and 20 were injured in the accident. We have started the rescue operation. NDRF and SDRF teams will also reach here. No one is missing now, we have cross checked the list of workers.
