Jalandhar:
Over 48 hours after a factory building collapsed in Jalandhar, one person has been pulled out alive from under the debris.
The three-storey building, housing a blanket manufacturing unit, collapsed in the Focal Point area of the city around midnight on Sunday. 60 people have been rescued from the accident site so far while around a 100 are still said to be trapped. The death toll has gone up to 10 after four bodies were recovered from the site last night.
Personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Army are assisting local administration in rescue operations. Intermittent rain is, however, hampering their efforts.
The exact cause of the mishap is yet to be ascertained. The owner of the factory has been arrested. A case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder has been registered against her.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has ordered a high-level inquiry into the incident. The state government has also announced a compensation of Rs two lakh each for the kin of the deceased, Rs 65,000 each for those seriously injured and Rs 45,000 each for those who have sustained minor injuries.