5-Storeyed Under-Construction Building Collapses in Kolkata, 2 Dead, 7 Injured

Kolkata: At least two persons were killed and seven others were injured when an under-construction five-storeyed building collapsed in the Garden Reach area of Kolkata at around midnight on Sunday.

According to Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim rescue operation is on at the site as it is feared that some more people might still be trapped under the debris.

“Sad to learn about the house collapse disaster of an under-construction building in the Garden Reach area of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Our Mayor, Fire Minister, Secretaries and Commissioner of Police, civic, police, fire and disaster management officers and teams (including NDRF, KMC and KP teams) have been on site throughout the night for mitigating the disaster,” Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote on X.

According to the Bengal CM, the government will provide compensation to the next of kin of each deceased and the injured persons.

Hakim, who is also West Bengal’s urban development minister, said, “I have spoken to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and we will give Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased person and Rs 1 lakh to each injured person.”