Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Three Workers, Including Nepali National, Killed in Vrindavan Collapse
Part of a building being constructed in Vrindavan collapsed on Friday morning.
Three workers died in the accident.
One of those workers was from Nepal.
The workers had been pouring concrete on the fourth floor.
The structure holding up a projecting slab suddenly gave way.
Some workers became trapped under the fallen material.
Police, firefighters and local people helped with the rescue.
Injured workers were taken to hospitals for treatment.
More information may be released as the investigation and rescue response continue.
Three workers, including a Nepali national, were killed in the collapse.
The incident occurred around 7 a.m. Friday at the Omaxe Mall construction site.
A projecting slab’s shuttering collapsed while workers poured concrete on the fourth floor.
Several workers were trapped under debris, and many others were injured.
Police, firefighters and local residents rescued victims and took the injured to hospitals.
- Who
- Three workers, including a Nepali national, were killed; several others were injured.
- What
- A portion of an under-construction multi-storey building collapsed when shuttering supporting a projecting slab gave way.
- When
- Around 7 a.m. on Friday.
- Where
- The Omaxe Mall construction site in Rukmani Vihar, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The shuttering collapsed while workers were pouring concrete for a projecting slab on the fourth floor.
- Deaths
- Three workers were killed.
- Injuries
- Several workers were injured.
- Location
- Omaxe Mall construction site, Rukmani Vihar, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh.
- Time
- Around 7 a.m. on Friday.
- Construction stage
- Workers were pouring concrete for a projecting slab on the fourth floor.
- Collapse mechanism
- The slab’s shuttering collapsed.
- Rescue response
- Police, fire brigade personnel and local residents conducted the rescue operation.