TheDeputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma and Commissioner of Police RakeshAgrawal on Monday morning took stock of roof collapse of a factory in BabaMukand Singh Nagar, Daba road.
Inspectingthe site, they gave full charge of therescue operation to the team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) alongwith State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), Fire Brigade, local Police and othersand asked them to save the remaining trapped persons from the auto-partsmanufacturing unit namely Jasmail Singh and Sons.
Theysaid at the time of incident around 9.50 am, 40 workers were engaged in the factoryand teams have taken out 37 persons and sent to various hospitals.
Theysaid that one of worker has been declared brought dead, one died duringtreatment at hospital and while a body was recovered from debris and seven havesustained injuries.
Theysaid that the roof collapsed when the factory owner reportedly trying to liftthe height of lanter.
DeputyCommissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma said a detailed probe would be carried outlate but our foremost priority to save lives of workers.
Hesaid the permission of construction work was not procured in this work.
Commissionerof Police Rakesh Agrawal said that a case has been registered against the ownerand contractor.