Archive · 10 Sep 2026
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.
Workers were building a structure between two existing buildings.
Fifteen workers were rescued after the slab collapsed.
Twelve workers went to Gandhinagar Civil Hospital for treatment.
Three others were allowed to leave because they had minor or no major injuries.
Officials said most injuries were minor, while one worker had a spinal injury and another had a fracture.
Rescue teams used cranes and special cutters to move the heavy debris.
Early reports feared that more workers might be trapped, but later officials said everyone had been rescued.
A metal slab collapsed at the Bosky The Empire construction site in Kudasan, Gandhinagar, around 9 p.m. on September 9, 2026.
Fifteen workers were eventually rescued, with 12 admitted to Gandhinagar Civil Hospital and three discharged.
Officials said 10 workers suffered minor injuries, while one sustained a spinal injury and another a fracture.
Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said all 12 hospitalised workers were safe and none was in critical condition.
Early reports said five workers had been rescued and several might be trapped; later officials said all 15 were accounted for and no one was suspected to remain trapped.
- Who
- Fifteen construction workers, rescue teams, police, administrators, medical personnel, and disaster-response forces were involved.
- What
- A metal slab collapsed during construction, resulting in 15 workers being rescued and 12 being hospitalised.
- When
- Around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
- Where
- The Bosky The Empire construction site in Kudasan, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
- Why
- Workers were casting a slab for an independent structure between two existing buildings; the reports did not state what caused the collapse.
Initial Reports
Later Official Account
Number rescued and potentially trapped
Initial Reports
Early reports said at least five workers had been rescued and several others were feared trapped under the collapsed structure.
Later Official Account
Later officials said all 15 workers had been rescued and that no one was suspected to remain trapped, while teams continued checking the site as a precaution.
Hospital treatment
Initial Reports
An early account said five injured workers had been shifted to Gandhinagar Civil Hospital, with some reported to have back and leg fractures.
Later Official Account
Later reports said 12 workers were hospitalised, three were discharged, and all hospitalised workers were safe and not in critical condition.
- 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
- Concrete and metal cutters and cranes with lifting capacities above 300 tonnes
- Structural review
- The Roads and Buildings department was conducting a structural assessment with police
