Ahmedabad, INDIA — At least 12 people were
killed after a wall at a salt packaging factory collapsed on Wednesday in
India’s western state of
Gujarat, police said. It was unclear what caused the
3.6-metre high wall to come down but police said they will be investigating the
owner of the site for negligence.
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“12 people including five women and seven men have died
in the incident. One person injured in the accident is under treatment,” police
superintendent Rahul Tripathi told AFP. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, who is
from Gujarat, called the incident at the Sagar Salt factory in the industrial
area of Havald town a “heart-rending” tragedy.
“In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the
bereaved families. May the injured recover soon. Local authorities are
providing all possible assistance to the affected,” he said on Twitter. Modi
also announced 200,000 rupees ($2,578) compensation for the families of those
who lost their lives.
Factory accidents are common across
India, with owners
ignoring basic safety requirements and often operating without permits. Last
week, 27 people died in a fire at a commercial building manufacturing Wi-Fi
router in New Delhi.
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