Kolkata: Some houses in Rabindra sared down on the road below on Saturday, killing two two-wheeled riders.
The other two were saved from the pile of debris and were hospitalized with a serious injury.
All residents of 25-30 families live in a large building located in 25 Bighas land – evacuated for safety.
Only 10 days ago, an old woman and her grandson had died when their dilapidated home in Ahiritola, located less than 1.5 km from the site on Saturday, has collapsed.
Most of the balconies hang on the top floor of the four-story old building in Rabindra sared opposite the Vishuddhananda hospital falling at 5:10 a.m.
after a heavy rain spell in the area.
When concrete sponge falls on biker below, one killed in place, while the others gave up on his wounds in the hospital.
“We received a call at PTS at 5:16 a.m.
and reached within 25 minutes, along with firefighters.
We erased debris in 10-12 minutes.
The impact of the collapse of a height is so severe.
There are fewer people on the road because of rain,” said a police officer.
The biker who died in place was Rajib Gupta (47), a resident of Dum Dum.
“He was riding through the building, when most of the balcony destroyed it.
By the time he could be saved by the Kolkata police disaster management group and the fire brigade, 35 minutes passed.
He was declared dead at Vishuddhananda Hospital,” said DC (Central) Rupesh Kumar.
Another victim, MD Toufiq (20), is a population of Benijukur.
He drove a scooter when the concrete plate fell on him.
He was first taken to Vishuddhananda and then shifted to college medical and hospital, where he died in a few hours.
Pradip Das (39) from NIMTA and Subhas Hazra (32) from Saora in Goghat, which runs with, stuck under the rubble.
They were saved and received at MCH.
The fifth person, said a DMG officer, fled miraculously with mere scratches.
Police, with the help of locals, managed to evacuate five residents, who were trapped in the building, to a safe place.
The KMC building department team reaches the place and helps other tenants.
While the coordinator of the local environment Reita Chowdhury claimed the building was not declared unsafe, a building department official said the portion was vulnerable.
“The KMC engineer will check the building on Sunday and decide whether it is suitable for life or must be destroyed,” Chowdhury said.
The collapse caused the road barrier in Rabindra suggesting because the vehicle had to be transferred to Chaturthi.
“It takes more than two hours to recover a normal number,” said an officer.