Yet another shocking incident happen today in Ahmadabad where the building collapse and 10 people got webbed in building itself.In a major lapse of public safety, a building in a government housing society has collapsed in Ahmedabad’s Odhav area.
The rescue According to authorities, the building was already identified as dangerous and inhabitable. People residing in the building were given notice 24 hours ago to vacate their residences. The city mayor Bijal Patel told India TV that most of the families had vacated their houses, only three or four remained, who are now feared trapped inside.operations are on.
The fire department chief Rajeev Bhatt said that at least two people have been rescued from the debris. At least four fire tenders are at the spot.
However, a woman rescued from the collapse site told media that she and her family had been looking for a house to rent since the notice yesterday and were in process of packing their belongings to move when the incident happened.
The question remains that if the authorities knew that the building could collapse anytime then why weren’t the families forced to vacate in due time an why was the notice served only 24 hours ago?