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One dead, five injured as factory shed caves in

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Press Trust of India Phagwara
A 52-year-old worker was buried alive while five others sustained injuries, when a shed caved in after the chimney of a factory fell over it in Baba Gadhiya locality here, police said today.

The deceased has been identified as Jagan Nath, a resident of local Santokhpura. The injured were rushed to the local civil hospital, police said.

A chimney accidentally fell down over the adjacent shed of the factory last night and the shed caved in, they said adding, half a dozen workers were sitting under the shed when the incident took place.

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First Published: Aug 27 2014 | 12:05 PM IST

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