15 injured, several trapped in Gujarat building collapse
Surat: Fifteen persons were injured while several others remain trapped after a six-storey building collapsed in Sachin Pali village of Surat in Gujarat state following incessant rains for several days.
According to Kashmir Media Service, an official said that rescue operations were underway and one woman had been rescued, so far.
He said that the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) along with emergency responders, including Police and Fire Department personnel, had been deployed for the rescue efforts.
An official of the Fire Department said they cannot confirm the exact number of people trapped as many labourers, working night shifts, were sleeping in their rooms when the building collapsed. “This building needed repair but no one paid attention to it, which will be investigated. As of now, our focus is to rescue the people,” he said.
