At least 14 labourers have died, 13 are injured and several dozen more are trapped in the debris of a five-storey under-construction building, which collapsed on Saturday in Canacona, a coastal town located 80 kms from here.
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is on site said that the Army has been called to carry out relief and rescue work and also added that there are at least a dozen trapped workers who can be heard under the rubble.
“The Army has been contacted to carry out relief work,” Parrikar said. Police, health services and fire rescue personnel are at the spot, where heavy equipment is being used to clear the rubble in order to get to the bodies.
Parrikar said an FIR has been filed against the builder, contractor as well as municipal engineer’s who had sanctioned the construction. “We will not spare anyone. The police are moving in on them,” said Parrikar, who was personally monitoring the rescue and relief operation.