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8 dead in Lucknow building collapse; PM Modi announces Rs200,000 ex-gratia
28 were injured and have been admitted to the hospital for treatment
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Eight people have lost their lives and twenty-eight were injured so far following a building collapse in Lucknow's Transport Nagar area on Saturday evening, as per a report released by the Relief Commissioner's Office on Sunday.
The injured people were admitted to three hospitals for treatment.
According to the report, the building was a three-storey medical warehouse located in Lucknow.
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"We are hoping that we have rescued all the people. We will complete the rescue operation in the next 5-6 hours and will also secure the surrounding buildings," said Deputy Commissioner of Police RN Singh.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also took cognisance of the building collapse incident and instructed officials to hasten the relief efforts.
He asked officials to promptly transport the injured to the hospital for proper treatment. CM Yogi wished for the speedy recovery of the injured.
Taking to social media platform X, PM Modi paid his condolences to the people who lost their lives in the incident.
He also announced relief for the kin of the deceased, and for those who were injured.
An ex-gratia of Rs200,000 will be given to the kin of the deceased, and Rs50,000 for the injured, from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund.
Officials are currently present and monitoring the situation at the site of the incident. Rescue operations are underway.
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