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The death toll in the roof collapse incident rose to 11, while 21 persons were rescued from under the debris on Friday. The rescue and relief operation continued on the second day at the site where the roof of cold storage had collapsed suddenly in western UP’s Chandausi area of Sambhal district in on Thursday afternoon.
Sambhal roof collapse: 11 dead, 21 rescued, three critical
“The part of the cold storage that has collapsed was not constructed as per the laid down standards," said DIG Shalabh.www.newindianexpress.com
Two persons had died and 11 were rescued from under the rubble by late Thursday night. As per official sources, while the teams of NDRF and SDRF were carrying out search operations, approximately three of the 21 persons rescued were found to be severely injured.
From an earlier report from NDTV:
8 Killed, 11 Rescued After Cold Storage Roof Collapses In UP's Sambhal
A total of eight people were killed while 11 have been rescued so far, after the roof of a potato cold storage collapsed in the Chandausi area of Sambhal in UP, informed officials.www.ndtv.com
Moradabad DIG Shalabh Mathur said that the police have booked both the owners.
"An FIR has been registered in the matter. Two accused (Ankur Agarwal and Rohit Agarwal) have been booked under section 304. Both the accused are the property owners where the incident took place," he said.
The DIG further added, "ADM-level inquiry has also been conducted in this matter. The part of the cold storage that has collapsed was constructed some time ago and it was not constructed following the laid down standards".
Short video from the BBC:
Eight killed by deluge of potatoes after roof collapse
Rescuers scour piles of vegetables to find survivors at a storage facility in Uttar Pradesh, India.www.bbc.com
