Death toll in Lucknow building collapse rises to 6

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 8 (ANI): At least six people have died so far after a building collapsed in Lucknow’s Transport Nagar area on Saturday evening, DM Lucknow Suryapal Gangwar confirmed.

“Earlier, 28 people were evacuated. Now 2 more people have been evacuated in the rescue operation. The death toll in the incident has gone up to 6. A rescue operation is going on,” said DM Gangwar.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognisance of the building collapse incident and instructed officials to hasten the relief efforts.

He has also asked officials to promptly transport the injured to the hospital for proper treatment. CM Yogi has also wished for the speedy recovery of the injured.

ADG Law and Order Amitabh Yash told ANI that CM Yogi is continuously reviewing the situation and the relief and rescue operations.

“The CM took immediate cognisance and sent the senior officials to the spot so that the rescue operations could be carried out in coordination between all departments and more lives could be saved. NDRF, SDRF, fire services, medical services, electricity department, municipal council and all the other departments are carrying out the rescue operations… The CM is continuously reviewing the situation, and the relief and rescue operations,” ADG Law and Order told ANI.

Meanwhile, Defence Minister and Lok Sabha MP from Lucknow, Rajnath Singh, expressed sadness over the death in the Lucknow building collapse incident.

In a post on X, Singh said, “The news of the collapse of a building in Lucknow is extremely painful. I have spoken to the District Magistrate of Lucknow over the phone and got information about the situation at the spot. The local administration is carrying out relief and rescue operations on the spot and is engaged in helping the victims in every possible way.”

Rescue operations to evacuate the trapped people are underway. The Fire Department, SDRF and NDRF teams are at the spot.

“NDRF, SDRF, fire brigade, and police are carrying out rescue operations at the spot,” Municipal Commissioner Lucknow Indrajit Singh told ANI.