CHANDIGARH, Dec 22:
The death toll in the Mohali building collapse climbed to two with the body of a 29-year-old man recovered from under the rubble on Sunday, even as a preliminary probe suggested that digging in an adjacent plot led to the incident.
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The multi-storey building collapsed on Saturday evening in Sohana village of Punjab’s Mohali district, with at least five people trapped under its rubble. Rescue efforts continued overnight to find possible survivors.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Mohali, Damandeep Kaur said one male body was recovered during the ongoing rescue operation.
He was identified as Abhishek Dhanwal from Ambala.
Earlier in the day, Abhishek’s father told reporters at the site that his son, who used to visit a gym in the building, was missing and his phone was not reachable.
Abhishek worked in the IT sector and used to live in a nearby area, his father said.
Earlier, a 20-year-old woman died in the incident on Saturday evening.The woman hailing from Himachal Pradesh, died after she was pulled out of the debris of the building. She was rescued from the rubble in a critical condition and was rushed to a hospital, but she succumbed to injuries.
Police have booked two building owners in the incident.
Viraj S Tidke, officiating Deputy Commissioner, said on Sunday that, “A three-storey building collapsed yesterday…the rescue operation continued overnight. So far, two bodies have been recovered”.
The building also had a basement.
Several excavators have been pressed into service as part of the rescue operation.(PTI)
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