One child dead, 4 injured in wall collapse of abandoned factory


Devdiscourse News Desk | Kolkata | Updated: 04-04-2019 23:42 IST | Created: 04-04-2019 23:20 IST
One child dead, 4 injured in wall collapse of abandoned factory
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A child was killed while three children and a woman were injured when a portion of a boundary wall of an abandoned factory collapsed on them at Topsia in the eastern part of the city on Thursday, police said. The incident happened around 8 pm when the boundary wall collapsed injuring four boys and a 40-year-old woman.

When taken to a hospital, one child was declared brought dead, the police said. He was yet to be identified.

The other injured children were treated and released while the woman was admitted to the hospital, police said. 

(With inputs from agencies.)

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