Building collapse at Kannauj: All 28 trapped workers rescued after 16-hour operation, FIR lodged

All 28 workers were pulled out safely by rescuers from the rubble of a collapsed under-construction building at Kannauj railway station following a 16-hour overnight operation, officials said on Sunday.

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An FIR has been registered against the contractor and an engineer for various offences including negligence and endangering lives, they said.

The rescue teams, including personnel from the national and state disaster response forces and the railways, worked through the cold winter night to clear the debris and pull out the trapped workers.

No fatalities have been reported, the officials said. Twenty-six workers have been admitted to various hospitals in Kannauj, while two with serious injuries were shifted to the Lala Lajpat Rai (LLR) Hospital in Kanpur, they said.