Overview
- A three‑storey, under‑construction warehouse on Transport Depot Road in Taratala gave way during casting work on Wednesday while many labourers were present, trapping people beneath heavy iron beams and concrete.
- Rescue teams from the Army, NDRF, SDRF, Kolkata Police, fire services and civic agencies used cranes, gas cutters, vertical drilling, sniffer dogs and drones and continued operations into June 25 to reach survivors.
- Officials confirmed five workers have died and about 17 injured were treated at SSKM Hospital while roughly 20 people were pulled out alive during the initial rescue effort.
- Kolkata Police filed an FIR, formed a special investigation team and arrested five people including the warehouse's structural engineer as probes focus on plan approvals, contractors and on‑site practices.
- Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari ordered a state‑led audit and a temporary halt to projects approved under the previous municipal regime through July 31, with the review set to check sanctioned plans and extend scrutiny to nearby municipal areas.