At least three people were killed and some others feared trapped under the debris when a multi-storey residential building collapsed in Lucknow’s Hazratganj on Tuesday, officials said.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brijesh Pathak said, “Rescue operations are on. NDRF-SDRF personnel have reached the spot. Police personnel and fire brigade personnel have also reached the spot. Three bodies have been found so far and they have been sent to the hospital.” Is.” told reporters.
Lucknow District Magistrate Suryapal Gangwar, when asked whether the accident on Wazir Hasan Road was due to the earthquake earlier in the day, said, “Nothing can be said now.”
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to provide adequate treatment facilities to the injured.
Hospitals have also been instructed to remain alert.