Kolkata Warehouse Collapse: 3 Killed, 18 Injured As Army Joins Rescue Ops; CM Suvendu Heading To Spot

Published 24 June 2026 · local

Kolkata Warehouse Collapse: 3 Killed, 18 Injured As Army Joins Rescue Ops; CM Suvendu Heading To Spot Published By, Last Updated: June 24, 2026, 16:55

Kolkata Warehouse Collapse: 3 Killed, 18 Injured As Army Joins Rescue Ops; CM Suvendu Heading To Spot Published By, Last Updated: June 24, 2026, 16:55 IST Kolkata Warehouse Collapse: The collapsed structure belonged to Behera Brothers, which was setting up a multi-storeyed warehouse and cold storage facility. As many as 10 people have been rescued and brought to a nearby hospital. Kolkata Warehouse Collapse: At least 3 people were killed and 18 injured after the roof of an under-construction warehouse collapsed in Kolkata’s Taratala area on Wednesday. Multiple agencies, including four columns of Eastern Command of the Indian Army, Civil Defence, the Disaster Response Force (NDRF), police and the Disaster Management Group (DMG), have been deployed and are carrying out rescue and relief operations on a war footing. Several workers, who were involved in the construction work at the spot, are feared trapped.

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari expressed condolences over the tragedy and said he will soon reach the site to take stock of the situation on the ground. “Deeply pained and saddened by the loss of lives due to the tragic collapse of an under-construction warehouse building near Brace Bridge in Taratala, where several workers got trapped beneath the debris, Words fail to express my sorrow for the 3 precious lives lost in this tragedy. My deepest condolences go out to their bereaved families," he wrote on X. Deeply pained and saddened by the loss of lives due to the tragic collapse of an under-construction warehouse building near Brace Bridge in Taratala, where several workers got trapped beneath the debris,Words fail to express my sorrow for the 3 precious lives lost in this… pic.twitter.com/pVlo9KDhht— Suvendu Adhikari (@SuvenduWB) June 24, 2026 According to officials, at least 10 people have been rescued from the debris and shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The collapsed structure belonged to Behera Brothers, which was setting up a multi-storeyed warehouse and cold storage facility. The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority had granted a 30-year lease to M/s Behera Brothers for the project with effect from August 1, 2024. Meanwhile, CPI(M) leader Fayaz Ahmad Khan blamed the Kolkata Port authorities and the state administration for the incident, alleging that repeated complaints about illegal construction activities had been ignored. “The Kolkata port authorities and administration must take responsibility for this because people complained multiple times about the illegal work happening here. But this is the result of the money game, where innocent workers and common people are killed. The accountability for the casualties should go to the current state government," he said. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit About the Author Saurabh Verma Senior Sub-editor Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Chief Sub-editor.