Four labourers were killed and 15 others injured on Thursday morning in🌄 a slab collapse at a JK Cement factory in Madhya Pradesh's P🍸anna district, police said.
The incident took place at an under-construction unit of the factory located ne𒀰ar Amaanganj town, 350 km from Bhopal, around 10 am.
"Four labourers including three from Bihar's Purnia and one from Simaria police station limits (in Panna district) died. Fifteeꦇn others were injured," said Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Lalit Shakyawar.
Rescue operations, during which drones were used to inspect from above if any person was𓃲 still trapped under th💖e debris, were over, he said.
A probe was being carried out to ascertain the exact cause behind the incident and those found guilty will not be spared,🍸 Shakyawar said.
Prima facie, the "shuttering" (scaffolding of planks supporting setting concrete) of a beam on tജhe seventh floor suddenly gave in, leading to the incident, he said.
The injured were sent ཧto Katn🌞i for better treatment, the official added.
The company would be paying a compensation of R꧑s 18 lakh each to kin of the deceased labourers and Rs 1 lakh each to the injured persons, he informed.
The injured persons will also get their regular salaries while undergoing treatment, he said, adding that "we have discussed 💧the issue with the unit head of the factory."
The company h𝔍as also agreed to bear the cost of shifting the bodies of the deceased labourers ཧto their native places, the DIG said.
Senior officials including Divi♛sional Commissioner Virendra Singh Rawat reached the spo๊t soon after getting information.
A State Disaster Emergency Responsജe Force (SDERF) team also rushed to the spot and started tꦆhe rescue operation, said Panna Superintendent of Police Sai Krishna S Thota.
State BJP chief and Khajuraho MP Vishn♏u Dutt Sharma -- in whose constituency the factory is located -- earlier said he demanded that the factory management compensate the victims as per the rule𒆙s and provide jobs to the relatives of the deceased.
