4 labourers trapped, 36 rescued in Punjab’s building collapse

Chandigarh, April 5 (IANS) At least four labourers were trapped and 36 rescued with minor injuries on Monday when an under-construction portion of a two-storeyed factory in Punjab’s Ludhiana town collapsed, police said.The labourers were rescued in a joint operation carried out by the NDRF and the local administration.The building is located in a densely populated locality in Mukand Nagar on the Daba Road.Rescue officials at the site said that efforts were being made to locate the trapped people.Police said that a major portion of the building collapsed, partially damaging nearby buildings too.According to the police, most of the injured were admitted to the Civil Hospital here.–IANSvg/sdr/