Himachal building collapse: Owner, builder held (Lead)
July 11th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANSShimla, July 11 (IANS) The owner and builder of an under-construction building that collapsed in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district were arrested Monday for negligence causing death of a labourer, police said. They were later granted bail.
A labourer was killed and 12 others injured when an under-construction three-storeyed commercial building collapsed Sunday night following heavy rains, police said. The labourers were sleeping in the building at the time of the accident.
Contractor Naveen Thomar and owner Dinesh Sahni were arrested and later released on bail, Superintendent of Police Hardev Bisht told IANS.
He said a search operation was carried out Monday morning to find out if anyone was still trapped under the debris.
Three of the injured have been admitted to the Post-graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, some 35 km from the spot.
Most of the injured, who have been admitted to the ESI Hospital in Parwanoo, were discharged after first-aid.
Bisht said prima facie, it seemed that the building collapsed due to the heavy downpour.
- One dead as Himachal building collapses - Jul 11, 2011
- Himachal building collapse: Owner booked - Jul 11, 2011
- Five dead in Pakistan building collapse - Apr 13, 2012
- Two kids killed in roof collapse - Sep 25, 2011
- Three killed in Delhi building collapse (Lead, superseding earlier story) - May 17, 2011
- Building collapses in Bangalore, 5 dead - Feb 02, 2011
- Five killed as college building collapses - Jul 25, 2011
- Two labourers killed in Nagpur building collapse - Jan 31, 2012
- Compensation for building collapse victims - Jul 17, 2011
- 7 workers injured in factory accident - Dec 10, 2011
- Labourer killed as wall collapses - May 24, 2011
- Five killed in Mumbai service lift crash - Jan 09, 2011
- Delhi building collapse: Victim's kin seek to rebuild lives - Sep 28, 2011
- One killed in college building collapse - Apr 04, 2011
- 3 labourers killed in wall collapse - Mar 31, 2011
Tags: bisht, building collapse, debris, dinesh, first aid, graduate institute, hardev, heavy downpour, heavy rains, himachal pradesh, labourers, medical education, monday morning, negligence, owner builder, post graduate, sahni, search operation, solan, superintendent