3 of family die in roof collapse

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 29

A woman and her two children were buried alive when the roof of their three-storey house in Gali Anandwali collapsed this morning.

Those killed were identified as Sukhwinder Kaur (48), Jugraj Singh (20) and Jas Kaur (18). Amardeep Singh, Sukhwinder’s husband, was not at home when the incident occurred. He had reportedly gone to meet her sister who was admitted to a private hospital. He stayed at the hospital in the night.

Investigating officer Arjun Singh said the incident occurred around 4.30 am. Neighbours said they rushed out of their houses on hearing an explosion-like sound and saw that the roof of the victims’ house had collapsed. They had already launched a rescue operation when fire brigade and police official reached there. It took around an hour to retrieve all bodies.

According to Amardeep, the building was around 70-year-old and some cracks had already appeared in its walls.