Lucknow Building Collapse: Death Toll Rises to 8, PM Announces Ex-Gratia

Lucknow: A three-storey building in the Transport Nagar area of Lucknow collapsed on Saturday, resulting in the death of several people. While the initial death toll in the Lucknow Building Collapse was 5, three more bodies have been recovered and the death toll has now mounted to 8; 28 people have been injured.

Lucknow Building Collapse: Death Toll Rises to 8

The death toll in the building collapse here climbed to eight with rescuers pulling out three more bodies from the debris, officials said on Sunday.

Twenty-eight people were injured when the three-storey building housing godowns and a motor workshop collapsed in the Transport Nagar area here on Saturday evening.

The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) recovered the bodies of three people, who were identified as Raj Kishore (27), Rudra Yadav (24) and Jagrup Singh (35), during the rescue operation, Relief Commissioner G S Naveen said.

PM Announces Ex-Gratia for Kin of Deceased, Those Injured

Prime Minister Narendra Modi , in a post on ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter), has announced an ex-gratia for the families of those who lost their lives in the building collapse in Lucknow and also for those who were injured.

The post reads, “The loss of lives due to a building mishap in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh is saddening. Prayers with those who lost their loved ones. May the injured recover soon. An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000: PM Narendra Modi ”

Lucknow Building Collapse: List of Deceased

The Office of Relief Commissioner, Govt Of Uttar Pradesh has released a complete list of those who lost their lives in the accident and those who have been injured.

The entire list can be checked here…

28 Injured, Rescue Op Still Underway after Building Collapse

The operation is still underway. A senior district administration official said they are now focusing on ensuring that no one else is trapped under the rubble.

Police said the building was constructed around four years ago and some construction work was underway at the time of the incident. Most of the victims were working on the ground floor when the incident occurred at 4:45 pm on Saturday.

The injured have been admitted to various hospitals, including Lok Bandhu Hospital, in the district.

According to the officials, the building had a motor workshop and warehouse on the ground floor, a medical godown on the first floor and a cutlery warehouse on the second floor.

Akash Singh, who worked in the medical godown and was among the injured, said a pillar of the building had developed a crack.

"We had come down to the ground floor because it was raining. We noticed that a pillar of the building had developed a crack. Suddenly, the entire building collapsed on us," he said. 

(Inputs from PTI)