Maharashtra: 16 Staff Killed After Girder Launching Machine Collapses In Thane

The demise toll within the collapse of a girder launching machine in Maharashtra’s Thane rose to 16 after two extra our bodies have been pulled out from the accident website whereas the search and rescue operation continued on Tuesday morning, officers mentioned. The incident occurred after a girder launching machine collapsed close to Shahpur in Maharashtra’s Thane district late at night time. In line with officers, the precise quantity of people that may nonetheless be trapped underneath the collapsed construction shouldn’t be clear.

“Sixteen our bodies have been recovered to date, whereas three individuals are wounded. Six extra persons are feared to be trapped contained in the collapsed construction,” the Nationwide Catastrophe Response Drive (NDRF) knowledgeable in a press release. The officers mentioned that two NDRF groups are engaged in a search and rescue operation.

Officers mentioned that the machine was getting used within the building of Part III of the Samruddhi Categorical Freeway late at night time. Preliminary studies confirmed the demise of 14 staff whereas three others have been injured. “14 folks died and three others have been injured after a girder launching machine collapsed close to Shahpur in Thane. The machine was getting used within the building of Part III of the Samruddhi Categorical Freeway,” Shahpur Police had mentioned earlier.

In line with eyewitnesses, the incident occurred round 11:00 pm on Monday. “We have been engaged on the opposite aspect when the construction collapsed. Round 30 folks have been working there on the time when the incident occurred,” an eyewitness mentioned whereas chatting with ANI.

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“A lot of them have been trapped underneath the construction with accidents on their legs, palms and head,” he mentioned.