Ten people are rescued from Kolkata’s collapsed under-construction building, and rescue operations are ongoing

Kolkata: Late on Sunday night, an under-construction building collapsed in Kolkata, resulting in the rescue of over ten individuals. According to the most recent reports, early on Monday morning, a five-story building in the Garden Reach neighbourhood of Hazari Mollah Bagan collapsed. The survivors who were buried beneath the debris are being sought after.

The under-construction structure fell early on Monday morning, according to Abhijit Pandey, the director in charge of West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services.

West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari wrote from his X account, “A 5-storey building (illegally constructed) has collapsed at Hazari Mollah Bagan; Garden Reach; Metiabruz, KMC Ward No. 134.” He added that the specific region is under the “citadel” of Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim.

Adhikari stated, “I am receiving frantic calls regarding probable casualties,” pleading for the Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, and Commissioner of Police in Kolkata to include the West Bengal State Disaster Management Team in the current rescue and relief operation. Kindly send out any team—firemen, police, or any other team—that can assist in saving the victims.

Vineet Goyal, the commissioner of police in Kolkata, visited the scene and assessed the rescue effort in the meantime.

Late Sunday night, a structure that was still under construction fell in the Garden Reach neighbourhood. A few folks have been saved by us. The police officer said that the recusal operation is still ongoing.

“I implore @chief_west, Secretary @HomeBengal, @CPKolkata to immediately involve West Bengal State Disaster Management Team for immediate Rescue & Relief,” said West Bengal Assembly Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari in a post on X. “I’m getting panicked calls about possible victims. Kindly send out any team—fire fighters, police, or any other team—that can assist in saving the victims,” he pleaded.

Locals were the first to arrive at the scene and said that before the structure collapsed, pieces of concrete had fallen out. The structure fell with a loud noise and a dense cloud of dust covering the neighbourhood. They said that the heavily inhabited area’s shanties were struck by the falling debris.

“The under-construction structure crashed on the nearby shanties, despite the fact that no one lived there. We are concerned that a large number of people may still be buried under the debris,” a local person said.