The death toll in the hotel collapse in Himachal Pradesh mounted to 14 on Monday, including thirteen defence personnel, after a four-storey building in Kumarhatti collapsed on Sunday where Assam Rifles troopers were holding a party.
Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday visited the site at Kumarhatti in Solan district in which about 42 persons including 30 defence personnel and 12 civilians were trapped.
In the tragic incident, 13 defence personnel lost their lives while 17 sustained injuries whereas one civilian also lost life while 11 got injured.
Thakur, along with Minister Rajiv Saizal, MP Suresh Kashyap and Assembly Speaker Rajiv Bindal, also met the rescued people during his visit. He said as per his information, the structure was not built as per construction specifications. He ordered the registration of an FIR against building owner Shail Kumar, who was away along with his two children, when the structure collapsed.