Portion of under-construction MC collapses in Gujarat’s Morbi; 5 hurt

At least five people were injured after a portion of an under-construction medical college building in Gujarat’s Morbi collapsed on Friday evening, news agency ANI reported.

A rescue operation was launched and the injured were shifted to nearby hospitals.

“Around 8 pm, a call was received at the Fire station that a side slab of a new Medical College that is being constructed, has collapsed…Our team reached the spot and rescued 4 people. One person was still trapped, only his face was visible and his entire body was trapped between the slab and concrete. Around 3 am we rescued him as well and referred him to a hospital,” Fire Officer Devendra Singh Jadeja said.

All the five injured individuals were workers engaged in filling the roof when the incident took place at around 8.00 pm. India Today