Miraculous escape for elderly woman in Ludhiana as roof gives way

Ludhiana, July 7

A 60-year-old woman had a narrow escape on Sunday when the roof of one of the rooms of her house collapsed and fell on her. After the incident occurred, residents staying nearby gathered at the spot helped her to come out of the debris.

The woman was already bedridden and she got injuries on her head in the mishap. Her son Ajay had gone out for work when the incident occurred.

While giving information, Ajay Kumar said: “I had left home at 8.45 am for my job and after sometime, got a call from neighbours, telling me about the roof collapse incident. Following which, I rushed towards home.”

He said when he reached the scene, people had already taken his mother from under the debris. Furniture and other items were also under debris.

People present on the spot raised the demand that the administration should come to their rescue as Ajay was earning his livelihood by doing small chores. They said as roof of their house collapsed and the victims had faced a big loss, the administration should help them in this difficult time. They, however, claimed nobody from the administration came to the house for any help.

Notably, in the rainy season buildings that are in a poor condition remain under constant fear of collapse. Every year, the civic body serves notices on owners of such structures to demolish the same at their level but only a few people bother to act in such cases.