Surat (Gujarat) [India], July 6 (ANI): A multi-storey building collapsed in the Sachin area of Surat on Saturday afternoon. Many people are feared being trapped in the debris.
Police and fire department teams are present at the spot. Rescue operations are underway.
Police Commissioner, Surat Anupam Singh Gehlot said that a woman was successfully rescued who was trapped under the debris.
Anupam Singh Gehlot said, “Today around 3 pm, a six-storey building collapsed in the Sachin area. Many people who were living in that building got trapped inside. Police and fire brigade reached the spot immediately. A woman was successfully rescued who was trapped under the debris. Among the 30 flats inside the building, 4-5 flats were occupied and the rest were empty. Many were at work and those people who were sleeping after nightshift got trapped. NDRF and SDRF all are working. The estimation is that 5-6 people are still trapped under the debris.”
Surat Collector Dr Sourabh Pardhi said that the fire team, NDRF and Police are carrying on the rescue operation.
Dr Sourabh Pardhi said, “A six-storey building collapsed and 4-5 people are feared trapped inside. One woman has been rescued and admitted to hospital. The fire team, NDRF and Police are on the job. We are trying to rescue the rest of the people as soon as possible.” (ANI)
Seven bodies recovered from collapsed building in Surat; woman rescued alive
Surat (Gujarat) [India], July 7 (ANI): Seven bodies have been recovered from the debris of a collapsed five-storey building in Surat, Gujarat, an official said on Sunday.
According to the official, a woman was safely rescued from the debris.
In a conversation with ANI, Basant Pareek, Chief Fire Officer of Surat, said, “Around 3:55 p.m. on Saturday, the Surat Fire and Emergency Services received information about the collapse of a five-storey building. Around 20 fire officers, along with the administration, rushed to the spot. We conducted a search and rescue operation throughout the night.”
Chief Fire Officer Pareek added that a woman was rescued safely from the debris, and a total of seven bodies were retrieved.
“During the operation, we heard a woman’s voice from beneath the debris. After digging out the debris, the firemen safely rescued her. We continued the search operation and have so far recovered seven bodies,” he said.
Chief Fire Officer Pareek added that there are no reports of any more missing persons.
“However, the search operation is still underway,” he said. (ANI)
