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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

Mohali building collapse: Four rescued, more people feared trapped

Scene at Kharar town at the outskirts of Mohali, Punjab, where a commercial building collapsed on Saturday, February 8, 2020 (Source: Special Arrangement)

Four persons have been rescued while two or three more people are feared trapped under the debris of a three-storey building that collapsed on Saturday in Punjab’s Kharar town of Mohali district, the police said.

“So far there has been no casualty. Four persons have been rescued while two-three more people are still feared to be trapped inside the building. The rescue operation was still underway,” Senior Superintendent of Police, Mohali Kuldeep Singh Chahal told, The Hindu.

“A construction work was being carried out near the three- storey building. The building reportedly came down when a JCB machine was digging the basement,” he said.

Mr. Chahal said a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other support staff carrying out search and rescue operation.

“We will register a case once the rescue operation was over,” he added.

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