Archive · 7 Jan 2026
Factory wall collapse traps workers in UP
A very old and weak wall of a closed factory fell down while workers were digging a drain.
Five workers got stuck under the broken wall.
One worker, named Rajendra, died right away.
The other four workers, Kallu, Sandeep, Kunnu, and Kuldeep, were hurt and taken to the hospital.
The work was being done by a company from Lucknow.
The police are looking into what happened.
A dilapidated factory wall collapsed during drainage work in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh.
Five workers were trapped under the debris, with one worker, Rajendra, dying on the spot.
The injured workers, Kallu, Sandeep, Kunnu, and Kuldeep, were taken to a government hospital.
The contract for the drain excavation was awarded to a company from Lucknow.
The body of the deceased worker was sent for a post-mortem examination.
- Who
- Five workers (Rajendra, Kallu, Sandeep, Kunnu, Kuldeep) and a contractor from Lucknow
- What
- A dilapidated factory wall collapsed, trapping five workers and killing one
- When
- January 6, 2024
- Where
- Saura industrial area, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- The wall collapsed during drainage work being carried out with a JCB machine
- Location
- Saura industrial area, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Date
- January 6, 2024
- Victims
- 5 workers trapped, 1 died
- Cause
- Dilapidated factory wall collapse during drainage work
- Contractor
- Company from Lucknow