After God, Kolkata flyover contractor says bomb blast caused collapse

April 01, 2016 17:43

After blaming God, Hyderabad-based construction company IVRCL which was building the flyover at Kolkata's Girish Park area says it may have collapsed because of a bomb. "The glass was shattered. It could have been a blast," Sheela Peddinti, legal adviser to IVRCL said today.

Twenty-five people were killed in the collapse of the flyover in the crowded commercial area in Kolkata.

At least three FIRs have been filed against the company and the charges include attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy.

Army men along with Kolkata Police disaster management team, National Disaster Response Force and fire fighters pulled out three more bodies from beneath the concrete in the overnight rescue operations, a police officer said on Friday.

The number of people injured in the mishap, he said, was closed to 90.

Nobody alive has been recovered... Two rambled auto rickshaws apart from a few other vehicles have been pulled out. One lorry is still stuck inside... Whether there is anybody trapped inside cannot be said, he said.

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