Saturday, August 29, 2020

Roof of Building Collapses After Rain in Amritsar : Three Persons Died


Three persons, including an eight-year-old girl, died and four others were critically injured after a three-storey building collapsed in the wee hours of Friday due to heavy rains that lashed the city.

The incident took place around 2.30am in Street No. 2 of Guru Nanakpura area on Sultanwind Road. Rescue personnel arrived at the spot and pulled out the three bodies from the rubble of the collapsed building.

Those dying in the incident have been identified as Raman Kumar, 31, Guddu, 8, and Lal Singh, 85, while Kumar’s wife Davinder Kaur and their two daughters have been admitted to the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital.

Police Inspector Prabjot Singh said according to the preliminary information, a total of nine persons lived in the ill-fated building, which could not sustain the incessant heavy downpour and collapsed when all its occupants were sleeping.

https://www.ndtv.com/amritsar-news/amritsar-punjab-3-killed-4-injured-as-roof-of-building-collapses-due-to-rain-2286719



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