Latest News | .MUZAFFARNAGAR/MORADABAD DES2 UP-COLLAPSE-LABOURERS Roof Collapse in UP Leaves Two Dead

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Apr 15 (PTI) Two labourers were killed and 17 others injured when the roof of an under-construction house collapsed here, police said on Monday.

The incident took place on Sunday in Talda village when the labourers were working inside the house, the police said.

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While two labourers were declared dead, 17 were admitted to a hospital where the condition of one of them is stated to be critical.

Additional Director General of Police D K Thakur told reporters that the deceased were identified as Mohit (30) and Piyush (28).

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had on Sunday directed the administration to ensure the best possible treatment for the injured.

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