Wall collapses in Gujarat’s Mehsana; 7 dead, several feared buried

At least seven people died after the wall of a private company collapsed on them at a construction site in Gujarat’s Mehsana district on Saturday (Oct 12), Indian news agency ANI reported. 

The incident happened near Jasalpur village in Kadi taluks of Mehsana district, Mehsana SP Tarun Duggal said. 

“Five bodies have been recovered, and three to four other labourers are feared buried. A rescue operation is going on,” a police official said.

The administration has begun the rescue operation. Ambulance and police reached the spot for the safety of people. 

Reportedly, several labourers were digging a pit for an underground tank for Steel Inox Stainless Pvt Ltd factory in Jasalpur village when loose soil caved in and buried them alive, inspector Prahaladsinh Vaghela of Kadi police station said. 

(With inputs from agencies)