One person died and over 12 were feared trapped inside the debris of six houses that collapsed in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district on Sunday afternoon, June 15, during the evacuation process. The incident took place under the Masani Police Station area in Shahganj. The collapse occurred when workers were digging in the area, which is suspected to have weakened the foundations of nearby residential pillars. Preliminary inputs suggest that six houses came down in quick succession, leading to chaos in the densely populated locality.
"All the individuals who were brought, were in a deceased state. We were informed that a building had collapsed, and they were brought here (district hospital) by ambulance from the site. Our medical team is present and fully prepared," said CMS Neeraj Agrawal.
Rescue and relief operations are currently underway at the collapse site, with teams from the local administration, SDRF and NDRF, fire department, ambulances, and local police at the spot. After the relief work, the investigative agencies will investigate the exact reason for the collapse.
Visuals From Collpase Site
Shlok Kumar said, "In the Masani area of Govind Nagar Police Station limits, there was a building on the dirt road. We received the information that the same building has collapsed. Rescue work by the Fire Services team is underway at the spot. One person has been rescued. He is under observation, and his condition is stable right now. The NDRF and SDRF teams are underway...We got the information regarding the collapse of only one building."
District Magistrate, CP Singh said, "We are present at the site where the building has collapsed. All the arrangements have been made at the hospital...NDRF and SDRF teams are on their way. Teams of the Fire Brigade and Municipal Corporation are doing the rescue work... We will investigate the reasons later; rescue work is currently more important. We are searching for people who are stuck in this."
BJP MLA Shrikant Sharma said, "This is a very unfortunate incident. Our top priority right now is to carry out the rescue operations. Strict action will be taken against whoever is found responsible. We request everyone to vacate the area immediately so that rescue efforts can proceed without any hindrance."
"We will write a letter to the Chief Minister and appeal for a high-level investigation to determine who is involved in this incident. Local residents have informed us that a land mafia has been operating in the area," said Shrikant Sharma.