Lucknow: The death toll in the Lucknow building collapse rose to eight after rescuers recovered three more bodies from the debris on Sunday morning. Harmilap Tower located on Shaheed Path collapsed during heavy rain in Transport Nagar in Lucknow on Saturday evening. 28 people have been injured in the incident. The treatment of the injured is going on and it is feared that many more people are trapped in the debris.
Ashiana resident Jasmeet Sahni had a Mobil Oil warehouse on the ground floor of Harmilap Tower, while there was a medicine warehouse on the second floor and a gift center warehouse on the first floor. At around 3:30 pm on Saturday, heavy rain suddenly started and in a short time the entire building collapsed.
After the accident, police, fire brigade, NDRF and SDRF teams reached the spot and started relief and rescue operations. So far 30 people have been rescued from the debris, including businessman Jasmeet Sahni and four others who have died.
A senior district administration official said that the focus is now on ensuring no one else remains trapped under the rubble. The deceased have been identified as follows :
- Manjit Singh Shahani
- Patience
- Pankaj
- Arun
- Ram Kishore
- Rajesh Kumar
- Rudra Yadav
- Jagroop Singh
Currently, 25 injured people are being treated, out of which five have been referred to the trauma center. Many hospitals have been put on alert due to the difficulty in rescue work. The teams engaged in rescue work fear that many people are still trapped in the debris.
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