Gujarat: 3-year-old boy among 12 killed in wall collapse at factory in Morbi

At least 11 labourers and a threeyearold boy were killed when a wall collapsed at a salt packaging factory in Gujarats Morbi district on Wednesday officials saidThe deceased included five women they said adding that two labourers were pulled out alive from the rubble and hospitalisedThe tragedy occurred at Sagar Salt factory situated inside the Halvad industrial area of Morbi district said state Labour and Employment Minister and local MLA Brijesh MerjaFollowing the incident Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Merja rushed to Halvad from Gandhinagar and ordered a detailed inquiry into the tragedy after visiting the factory premisesAt least 12 factory workers have died due to the wall collapse Two labourers who were injured in the incident were pulled out alive from the rubble and admitted to a hospital Merja saidWe have ordered an inquiry into the incident The report will be prepared and submitted to us within three days The state government will take action against those who are found guilty he told reportersAs per the list of the victims shared by the authorities those who lost their lives included 11 labourers including five women and a threeyearold son of one of the victimsThe collapse of a partition wall which separates the packaging area and storage section of the factory led to the tragedy said Range Inspector General Sandeep SinghDue to the sudden collapse of the partition wall labourers working in the packaging area of the factory were crushed under the debris We have called in forensic experts to ascertain what exactly caused the collapse and what kind of material was used in constructing the wall Singh saidPrime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the tragedy after learning about the incident and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the kin of each deceasedThe tragedy in Morbi caused by a wall collapse is heartrending In this hour of grief my thoughts are with the bereaved families May the injured recover soon Local authorities are providing all possible assistance to the affected the PM tweetedIn a tweet the Prime Ministers Office said Rs 2 lakh each from PMNRF Prime Ministers National Relief Fund would be given to the next of kin of those who have lost their lives due to the tragedy in Morbi The injured would be given Rs 50000Union Home Minister Amit Shah also posted a tweet in which he expressed pain over the death of 12 persons and said he held a telephonic talk with CM Patel about the ongoing rescue workThe chief minister also announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of each victim and gave necessary instructions to the district administration about the rescue and relief work a statement by the CMO saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever