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Worker dies, four hurt as wall collapses in Rajshahi


Worker dies, four hurt as wall collapses in Rajshahi

A worker was killed and four others were injured as a wall collapsed on them on Saturday at Chotobangram Bimanchattar area in Rajshahi city.

The deceased was identified as Riazul, reports UNB.

Injured Enamul Haque, 35, Dilip, 43, Kazem Ali, 27, and Monjurul Alam, 35, were rescued from under the debris and admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH).

A wall collapsed as the workers were working to install a Reinforced Concrete Column(RCC), said Rajib, one of the workers.

He said, “Nine workers were working when the wall collapsed. We don’t know what happened to  four others.”

Emran Hossain, Officer-in-Charge of Chandrima police station said the five workers were rescued from the site of an under-construction house of one Entaj Ali.

As they were taken to RMCH doctors announced Riazul dead.

Didarul, Assistant Director of fire service, said three rescue teams have managed to rescue five workers.

 “We will conduct search and rescue operation for few hours more,” he said.

 

 

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