INDORE: Around 12 labourers were injured when the ceiling of a school building, which was under construction, came crashing down on Thursday evening.
No casualty was reported in the incident reported at 07.50am at a school building in Umrikheda village at Morod Machal area, Tejaji Nagar police said.
Officials said that around 20 labourers, mostly men, were engaged in beam and ceiling construction at the school building on around 3000 sq ft of area.
The labourers were on the top of the under construction ceiling when one of the supports of the ceiling broke down, leading to collapse of the entire ceiling portion. “Some of us managed to escape on time, others fell down along the beam and ceiling,” Brajlal, one of the injured labourers, said.
Following the incident, a team of police and Indore Municipal Corporation also reached the area, and the injured were taken to hospitals. Those with major injuries were brought to MY Hospital. Around five of the labourers with fractures in their hands and legs were admitted in MY Hospital, while others were taken to a nearby hospital and released after first-aid.
Police station in-charge RD Kanwa said that around 12 people were injured in the incident, and no casualty was reported.
“The matter has been recorded, and an investigation to ascertain the exact reason behind the incident is on,” he said.
