1 dead, 1 injured in wall collapse

Two construction labor workers were trapped under debris after a wall collapsed during a building renovation on Saturday. One of the workers died in the incident, while the other was rescued and rushed to the hospital.

The incident took place at 11.45am in one of the buildings in the Shahpur Halim Ni Khadki area. The owner of the house, Kanti Tapanbhai, was renovating his house when one of the walls of the building collapsed and two labourers were trapped under the debris. Soon after the incident, nearby people rushed to the spot and rescued one of the workers and rushed him to the Civil hospital.

Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Service department was informed and officials rushed to the spot and started the rescue operation. It took one and a half hours for the team to dig out the worker's body from the debris.

The deceased worker was identified as Prabhat Bariya,35, a resident of Godhara, while the injured was identified as Raju Thakor, 30, a resident of Paldi, who was going through treatment in Civil hospital.

Rajesh Bhatt, Additional Chief Fire officer, said, "Due to the narrow roads, the rescue operation team was not able to reach the spot on time. The huge debris was removed with the help of machines and it began to get difficult for us to reach the spot. The adjacent building has also been damaged and weakened and it is risky to live in it."