Kolkata warehouse collapse: Among the dead, a teen’s first trip to city, a migrant from Bihar | Kolkata News

On Thursday afternoon, their worst fears turned true. A member of the family noticed an arm with Navin Singh tattooed on it, realising that he was a kind of who died.

As Neha and her son wept uncontrollably, a relative mentioned, “What’s going to occur now? She has two sons and one daughter, and he (Navin) was the only real breadwinner of the household.”

Close by, the household of 17-year-old Sahil Sardar was shocked by grief.

Sahil, a resident of Basanti, had reached Kolkata for the primary time on Wednesday morning to satisfy his cousins, who labored on the warehouse building web site. On the fateful Wednesday afternoon, Sahil was on the building web site and was crushed by the collapsing roof. “He had come along with his uncle. He was very excited to go to Kolkata for the primary time. Who would know that this will likely be his demise journey?” mentioned his relative as they waited to get his physique from the mortuary.

Among the many victims was a household from Munger in Bihar – 4 brothers, their father and their cousin – who’ve been working on the building web site for the previous 12 days. Amongst them, Rajendra Kumar (45), his sons – Manik Chand Kumar (21) and Sahid Kumar (20) – are injured and admitted on the SSKM Hospital, whereas Manu Kumar (24) is admitted in a non-public hospital and his situation is claimed to be crucial. The youngest brother, 17-year-old Ghee Kumar, was among the many lifeless. “I received a name from Manu at 2 am that he’s nonetheless caught contained in the rubble and to inform the groups to rescue him. Then, lastly, he was pulled out at 6 am. He’s crucial now, however their youngest brother, Ghee, is now not alive. Additionally, their cousin, Sreechand Kumar (19), who was working on the web site, is lacking,” mentioned a relative.

For Priyanka Mondal, from Shyamnagar, her father, Swapan, 55, had joined the work on the building web site on Wednesday. “It was his first day on the web site. My husband is on the spot, and we’re trying to find my father right here, however they aren’t permitting us to enter inside,” she mentioned as she saved calling her husband to get an replace from the accident web site. With hopes fading by each passing hour, she mentioned, “What’s going to I inform my mom. She is simply saying, deliver your father residence.”

In the meantime, Neela Devi, a resident of Hyde Street in Khidirpur, was thanking God for saving her life. She was at SSKM to see one of many injured with whom she labored at that web site. She used to provide water to the employees on the warehouse web site. On Wednesday, she skipped work for private causes. As an alternative, she despatched her colleague, Bodan Munda, to produce water. Bodan Munda is admitted to the hospital with critical accidents.

“If I had gone to work yesterday, I might need died or been within the hospital right now. Fortunately, I survived right now. That is my second life.”