Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Four Workers Killed After Stone Crusher Plant Building Collapses
A building at a stone crusher plant in Mirzapur collapsed.
Four workers were inside the office at the time.
All four workers died in the accident.
Officials said the building fell after a foundation ramp reportedly sank into the ground.
The plant was in Bhagwati Dei, near Aharora.
Police and other officials went to the site.
Machines were used to remove the fallen debris.
A search operation was started, and officials ordered an investigation.
A building at the SS Ranjan Stone Plant in Mirzapur collapsed, killing four workers.
The incident occurred in Bhagwati Dei under the Aharora police station area, about 50 km from the district headquarters.
Officials said the plant office collapsed after its foundation ramp reportedly sank into the ground.
The victims were identified as Lal Bahadur, Ashok, Rakesh and Duryodhan, all residents of Badagaon in Sonbhadra district.
Police and senior officials launched a search and debris-clearing operation, while an investigation was ordered.
- Who
- Four workers—Lal Bahadur, Ashok, Rakesh and Duryodhan—were killed.
- What
- A building housing an office at a stone crusher plant collapsed.
- When
- The incident occurred on Saturday, September 5; the year is not specified in the report.
- Where
- The SS Ranjan Stone Plant in Bhagwati Dei, under the Aharora police station area of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Officials said the foundation ramp reportedly sank into the ground, causing the building to collapse.
- Deaths
- Four workers
- Plant
- SS Ranjan Stone Plant
- Location
- Bhagwati Dei, Aharora area, Mirzapur district
- Victims
- Lal Bahadur, 35; Ashok, 38; Rakesh, 28; and Duryodhan, 28
- Victims’ residence
- Badagaon in the Churk-Chopan area of neighbouring Sonbhadra district
- Response
- Police and officials cleared debris and began a search operation
- Investigation
- Divisional Commissioner Rajesh Prakash directed officials to investigate