Kolkata: Cave in roof, 2 dead after wall collapses Chennai News – Times of India

Kolkata: Two people were killed when a house and a generator room collapsed in two parts of south Kolkata on Friday.
In the first incident, Mr. man dasso (55), resident of KP Roy Lane Garfa below KMC Ward 92 died when the one-storey house where the victim lived collapsed. Locals claimed that the incident took place around 12.30 pm when Das was inside his bedroom. Police reached the spot along with the disaster management team. “The residents of the area and the police took the victim to the MR Bangur hospital. She was declared brought dead at the hospital,” said an investigating officer.
According to Madhuchanda DeboThe local KMC councillor, the owner of the house, wanted to repair the structure in 2020 but could not get permission for the work from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation during the lockdown.
“It is surprising why the owner did not take permission from the civic body after the lockdown was lifted,” Deb said.
According to a resident of the area, a major part of the roof of the building collapsed. “We heard a clap of thunder, followed by a lightning strike and suddenly, we saw a large part of the roof of the house crashing,” he said. Santana Paloa neighbor.
After the incident a team of KMC building department reached the spot and started demolishing the unsafe parts of the building.
An official of the KMC building department said, “We have started demolishing the unsafe parts of the building. We have also asked the husband of the deceased to move to a safer place.” However, a civic body source conceded that the building was not listed as “vulnerable” by them.
The second incident took place less than an hour before Lake View Road near Ravindra Sarobar. Jagannath Roy (52), a labourer, was working in the generator room at around 11.40 am when his 8-feet wall collapsed on him.
The generator room was located next to the four-storey building. The disaster management team reached the spot in 25 minutes. “It took us over 45 minutes to rescue the victim,” said a DMG official. He was taken to SSKM Hospital with serious injuries. He was later pronounced dead in the emergency unit. A team from the KMC building department visited the spot and took measures to secure the structure.