The Indian Express By: Express Web Desk
Eight laborers were killed on Wednesday after the lift of an under-construction building collapsed in Ahmedabad.
An accident at an under-construction building in Ahmedabad Wednesday left seven laborers dead and one critically injured. As per initial reports, a make-shift lift stopped working at the seventh floor of an under-construction retail high-rise building, Aspire 2, near Gujarat University around 10 am. At the time of the incident, the temporary structure had eight laborers on it.
#Breaking | Seven labourers killed, one injured as under-construction building's elevator crashes in Ahmedabad
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Authorities of the Fire and Emergency Services Department of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) claimed to have received no communication or call regarding the incident. The fire and police team reached the spot only around 1 pm.
