Kolkata Building Collapse: Death Toll Rises to Four in Collapse of Under-Construction Building; 13 Rescued; Government To Give Rs 5 Lakhs to Kin of Dead

Kolkata, March 18: The death toll in the collapse of the under-construction building in South Kolkata has risen to four, city police said on Monday. A five-storey under-construction building collapsed in Kolkata's Garden Reach area late on March 17. "The death toll in South Kolkata's Metiabruz building collapse incident has reached 4," Kolkata police said.

Earlier in the day, West Bengal Fire and Emergency Services Minister Sujit Bose said that 13 people were rescued from the site of the mishap. "As many as 13 people have just been rescued. Rs 5 lakh will be given as compensation to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh will be given to those injured," Bose said. Kolkata Building Collapse: Under-Construction Building Collapses in Metiabruz Area, Rescue Operation Underway (Watch Video)

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited the site of the incident and also met with the injured at a hospital in South Kolkata.Expressing grief over the incident, Banerjee wrote on the social media platform X, "Sad to learn about the house collapse disaster of an under-construction building in the Garden Reach area of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Our mayor, fire minister, secretaries and Commissioner of police, civic, police, fire and disaster management officers and teams (including NDRF, KMC and KP teams) have been on site throughout the night to mitigate the disaster." Kolkata Building Collapse: Two Dead After Under-Construction Building Collapses, CM Mamata Banerjee Visits Spot Ignoring Doctor's Advise of Bed Rest (Watch Videos)

"This is an illegal construction. I express my condolences to the families. I will urge the administration to take strict action against those involved in illegal construction. When this construction was going on, those involved should have been more vigilant," Banerjee said.

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