Fifteen workers were rescued after a metal slab collapsed at a construction site in Gandhinagar’s Kudasan area on Wednesday night, with no casualties reported.
The accident occurred at the Bosky The Empire construction site, where workers were casting a concrete slab between two existing structures.
Twelve of the rescued workers were admitted to Gandhinagar Civil Hospital and remain stable, while three others were discharged after treatment for minor injuries.
Preliminary reports suggest a crane may have struck a portion of the ceiling during slab-casting work, triggering the collapse.
Teams from the Municipal Corporation, district police, State Disaster Response Force and National Disaster Response Force were deployed, using specialised cranes and cutting equipment to clear the debris.
The accident occurred around 9 pm on Wednesday at the Bosky The Empire construction site, where workers were casting a concrete slab between two existing structures.
Preliminary reports suggest a crane may have struck a portion of the ceiling while slab-casting work was underway, triggering the collapse.
Teams from the Municipal Corporation, district police, district administration, State Disaster Response Force and National Disaster Response Force were deployed to the site.
Rescue teams used concrete and metal cutters along with specialised cranes with lifting capacities of more than 300 tonnes to clear debris.
Three of the rescued workers who did not suffer major injuries were discharged after treatment, while the remaining 12 were kept under observation.
The debris-clearing operation continued through the night to ensure no workers remained trapped beneath the collapsed slab.
Gujarat authorities are expected to investigate whether safety protocols were followed at the construction site prior to the collapse.
The incident adds to a string of recent construction-related accidents reported across Indian cities this year, prompting renewed scrutiny of site safety standards.
Officials confirmed that all 15 workers involved in the incident have been accounted for, with none reported missing as of the latest update.
NDRF rescue operation (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
