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15 Workers Rescued After Gandhinagar Construction Slab Collapse
A metal slab fell at a construction site in Gandhinagar on Wednesday night.
The site was called Bosky The Empire and was in the Kudasan area.
Fifteen workers were rescued after the collapse.
Twelve went to a hospital, and three were allowed to leave.
Most injuries were minor.
One worker had a spinal injury and another had a fracture.
Officials said all 12 hospitalised workers were safe and none was in critical condition.
Rescue teams used large cranes and cutters to check the rubble.
Early reports feared more workers might be trapped, but later officials said nobody was suspected to remain underneath.
Fifteen workers were rescued after a metal slab collapsed at the Bosky The Empire construction site in Kudasan, Gandhinagar, around 9 p.m. on September 9, 2026.
Twelve rescued workers were admitted to Gandhinagar Civil Hospital, while three with minor or no major injuries were discharged.
Officials said 10 workers had minor injuries, while one suffered a spinal injury and another sustained a fracture.
Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said all 12 hospitalised workers were safe and none was in critical condition.
Rescue and inspection teams used cranes and concrete and metal cutters; later officials said no one was suspected to remain trapped, although early reports had feared additional workers were under the debris.
- Who
- Fifteen construction workers, along with rescue personnel, police, administrators and medical teams, were involved.
- What
- A metal slab collapsed during construction, leading to 15 workers being rescued and 12 being hospitalised.
- Where
- The Bosky The Empire construction site in the Kudasan area of Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
- When
- Around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
- Why
- Workers were casting a slab for an independent structure between two existing buildings; officials did not state what caused the collapse.
Key facts
- Workers rescued
- 15
- Hospitalised
- 12 at Gandhinagar Civil Hospital
- Discharged
- 3 workers with minor or no major injuries
- Reported injuries
- 10 minor injuries; one spinal injury and one fracture
- Medical condition
- All 12 hospitalised workers were reported safe and none was critical
- Rescue equipment
- Cranes with lifting capacities above 300 tonnes, plus concrete and metal cutters
- Initial versus later reports
- Early reports said at least five were rescued and several might be trapped; later officials said all 15 had been rescued and no one was suspected to remain trapped
Quotes
Praful Pansheriya
Gujarat Health Minister
“Five persons have been shifted to the hospital for treatment so far. A team of doctors is taking care of them. Some of them suffered fractures on their backs and legs. Doctors will take a call on the need to operate on them.”
theprint.in
“According to the report received just five minutes ago from the Gandhinagar Civil Hospital Superintendent, all 12 individuals currently hospitalised are safe, and none are in critical condition”
news18.com
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