Chandigarh: A video has surfaced of a multi-storey building collapsing in Chandigarh’s main market in sector 17, videos were recorded by the locals passing by. The incident took place at the early hours of the day on January 6.
The video taken by the locals show spine-chilling visuals as the building standing erect turns into dust within seconds. Police were informed shortly after the incident took place at around 7:15 AM according to IANS report.
The video recorded by the passerbys show the moments before the terror errupts. The video shows the building erect and people casually crossing road. The video cuts to the massive collapse of the building causing panic in the bystanders as the loud thud continues as the building collapses completely to the ground. The dust covers the whole region affecting visibility.
IANS posted a video of the collapse taken by a passerby on their X page (formerly Twitter) with a caption that gave the information about the building collapsing in the main market region of sector 17 Chandigarh.
The caption read: Chandigarh: A building in Sector 17’s main market collapsed around 7 AM. A video recorded by bystanders before the incident has surfaced. Police were informed shortly after at 7:15 AM.
After receiving the information, authorities rushed to the spot. Official information about any casualties and reason behind the building collapse are awaited.
The rescue and relief operations are underway, so are investigations.
