Haryana: Accident due to collapse of wall of under construction building in Gurugram, 7 laborers died

Gurugram, March 10. Seven laborers died after a wall of an under-construction building collapsed in Haryana’s Gurugram district. 12 to 15 workers were buried under the debris in the accident that took place at Signature Global Society in Sidharwali area on Monday night at around 8 pm. The workers were pulled from the debris and taken to a hospital in Bhiwadi, where seven of them were declared dead.

Police said the incident occurred due to a mudslide in the basement of an upcoming residential project where a sewage treatment plant was being built. Manesar Deputy Commissioner of Police Deepak Kumar Javeria said that after the incident, rescue teams, firefighters and State Disaster Response Force personnel were immediately sent to the spot to clear the debris and rescue the trapped workers. Officials said that the condition of four more people remains critical.

Javeria said that the contractor working at the construction site had deployed heavy earth movers to immediately remove the debris and rescue the ten workers. Officials said that if they receive any complaint from the families of the deceased or injured victims, an FIR will be registered.