All 15 workers trapped after a slab collapse at a Gandhinagar construction site have been rescued, with zero casualties reported.
The collapse occurred at the Bosky The Empire site in Kudasan on Wednesday night, during slab-casting work between two existing structures.
Twelve workers were hospitalised at Gandhinagar Civil Hospital and remain stable, while three others were discharged after minor injuries.
Officials said a crane may have struck part of the ceiling during construction, causing the slab to give way.
Rescue teams from the Municipal Corporation, police, SDRF and NDRF worked through the night with heavy cranes and cutting equipment to clear the site.
Preliminary reports suggest a crane may have struck a portion of the ceiling while slab-casting work was underway, triggering the collapse.
Teams from the Municipal Corporation, district police, district administration, State Disaster Response Force and National Disaster Response Force were deployed to the site.
Rescue teams used concrete and metal cutters along with specialised cranes with lifting capacities of more than 300 tonnes to clear debris.
Three of the rescued workers who did not suffer major injuries were discharged after treatment, while the remaining 12 were kept under observation.
The debris-clearing operation continued through the night to ensure no workers remained trapped beneath the collapsed slab.
Gujarat authorities are expected to investigate whether safety protocols were followed at the construction site prior to the collapse.
The incident adds to a string of recent construction-related accidents reported across Indian cities this year, prompting renewed scrutiny of site safety standards.
Officials confirmed that all 15 workers involved in the incident have been accounted for, with none reported missing as of the latest update.
The Kudasan area of Gandhinagar has seen rapid commercial construction activity in recent years as the city has expanded its business and retail footprint.
State authorities said a detailed structural assessment of the remaining portions of the Bosky The Empire site would be carried out before construction work resumes.
NDRF rescue operation (representative image), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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