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All 15 trapped workers rescued after Gandhinagar slab collapse
Fifteen workers were rescued after a metal slab collapsed at a construction site in Gandhinagar’s Kudasan area, with 12 hospitalised and no casualties reported.
All 15 workers trapped after a slab collapse at a construction site in Gandhinagar have been rescued.
The collapse happened at the Bosky The Empire site in Kudasan on Wednesday night, during slab-casting work between two existing structures.
Twelve of the workers were hospitalised and remain stable, while the remaining three sustained minor injuries and were discharged.
Officials believe a crane may have struck part of the ceiling during construction, causing the slab to collapse.
Rescue teams from the Municipal Corporation, police, SDRF and NDRF worked through the night using specialised cranes and cutting equipment.
The debris-clearing operation continued through the night to ensure no workers remained trapped beneath the collapsed slab.
Gujarat authorities are expected to investigate whether safety protocols were followed at the construction site prior to the collapse.
The incident adds to a string of recent construction-related accidents reported across Indian cities this year, prompting renewed scrutiny of site safety standards.
Officials confirmed that all 15 workers involved in the incident have been accounted for, with none reported missing as of the latest update.
The Kudasan area of Gandhinagar has seen rapid commercial construction activity in recent years as the city has expanded its business and retail footprint.
State authorities said a detailed structural assessment of the remaining portions of the Bosky The Empire site would be carried out before construction work resumes.
Labour rights groups have periodically called for stricter enforcement of on-site safety supervision at construction projects involving simultaneous heavy-machinery operation and manual work.
The accident occurred around 9 pm on Wednesday at the Bosky The Empire construction site, where workers were casting a concrete slab between two existing structures.
Preliminary reports suggest a crane may have struck a portion of the ceiling while slab-casting work was underway, triggering the collapse.
Teams from the Municipal Corporation, district police, district administration, State Disaster Response Force and National Disaster Response Force were deployed to the site.
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