Photos | Ludhiana factory collapse: Owner arrested, 3 firefighters still missing

Five days after a fire led to the eventual collapse at the Gola Plastic Factory in Ludhiana killing 13 people, rescue operations continue with no news on the 3 firefighters still trapped in the rubble.

Updated on: Nov 24, 2017 10:38 AM IST

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Police, NDRF and Army personnel continue rescue operations on Day 3 after a five storied plastic factory collapsed on Monday November 20, 2017 at Mushtaq Gunj near Suffian Chowk in Ludhiana. Three firemen are still believed to be trapped in the rubble which has claimed 13 lives, including those of six fire fighters so far. (Gurpreet Singh / HT Photo)

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Rescue operations seen underway on the day the building collapsed in Ludhiana on November 20, 2017. The multi-storey factory had caught fire before collapsing hours later. Poisonous gases erupting out of the factory had converted the area into a gas chamber, forcing rescuers to wear masks as they struggled against time to extricate survivors. (Gurpreet Singh / HT Photo)

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Inconsolable relatives of those trapped in the rubble seen near Suffian Chowk in Ludhiana on Tuesday. On Tuesday, chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh had announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each for the families of the dead. (PTI)

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The Punjab Police on Wednesday arrested Inderjit Singh Gola, the owner of Gola Plastic Factory, after police added culpable homicide not amounting to murder charge against him. The factory owner had built three floors illegally that weakened the structure and claimed 13 innocent lives, Ludhiana police commissioner RN Dhoke said. (Gurpreet Singh / HT Photo)

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The wait is harrowing for the families of trapped firemen Sukhdev, Manohar Lal and Manpreet Singh. “We have heard of miracles. My father is a fighter and cannot go this way,” Lal’s 21-year-old daughter Tamanna (left) said. With her mother and brother, she has been keeping vigil since Monday. They spend the nights at the Civil hospital and return to the site every morning. (Gurpreet Singh / HT Photo)

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The rescue operation by a team of the 7th battalion of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) continued on fourth day yesterday. NDRF squad leader Deepak Kumar said he could not say at this point how many more days the rescue operations would continue. (PTI)

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An injured person is taken to a hospital after the collapse. The fire mishap has also raised questions over the functioning of state health department that had failed to utilise the government operated 108 ambulance services to full capacity. Instead, ambulances of a private firm were used to ferry 12 of the 13 dead from the collapse site to hospitals in the city. (Gurpreet Singh / HT Photo)