Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Four Women Labourers Killed in Sanwer Demolition Collapse
A group of workers was taking down an old, unsafe building in Sanwer.
During the work, a wall from a nearby house suddenly fell.
Four women workers died in the accident.
Five other people were hurt.
The incident happened near Tashan Square at about 4 p.m.
on Wednesday.
Rescue workers used a JCB machine to remove the rubble.
The injured were taken to hospital, with the most seriously hurt sent to MY Hospital.
Officials said the building’s balcony had reportedly fallen a month earlier and that a notice had been issued to its owner.
Four women labourers were killed and five people injured when a wall collapsed during a building demolition in Sanwer.
The incident occurred around 4 p.m. on Wednesday near Tashan Square, about 30 kilometres from Indore.
Workers were demolishing a dilapidated house when a wall of an adjoining building suddenly collapsed onto them.
Police identified the deceased as Reena, Seema, Chanda Bai and Sushila Bai, aged between 30 and 50.
Police and Nagar Parishad teams used a JCB to clear debris and took the injured to hospitals, including MY Hospital.
- Who
- Four women labourers died, and five other workers were injured.
- What
- A wall collapsed during the demolition of a dilapidated building, trapping workers under debris.
- When
- Around 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
- Where
- Near Tashan Square in Sanwer, about 30 kilometres from Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The workers were demolishing an old, unsafe house when a wall of an adjoining house suddenly collapsed.
- Deaths
- Four women labourers were killed.
- Injured
- Five people were injured.
- Location
- Near Tashan Square, Sanwer, around 30 kilometres from Indore.
- Rescue response
- Police and Nagar Parishad teams used a JCB to remove debris.
- Hospital treatment
- The injured were taken to hospital; those in serious condition were shifted to MY Hospital.
- Prior warning
- The building’s balcony had reportedly collapsed about a month earlier, and the Nagar Parishad had reportedly issued the owner a notice to vacate it.