At least three persons including a five-year-old child were dead after a portion of a building collapsed in Cuttack on Saturday evening. The incident took place at Manisahu Chowk in Buxi Bazaar.
Building Collapsed: A major accident has reported from Odisha where at least three people of the same family were dead and two others sustained injuries after a portion of a building collapsed in the Cuttack on Saturday evening. The incident took place at Manisahu Chhak in the Buxi Bazar area. As per a report by ETV, all the affected persons were staying at an asbestos-roofed house which was close to the old apartment. “The balcony of the apartment fell on our house. My husband, son and grandson died in the incident,” ETV quoted the woman of the house.
The deceased have been identified as 60-year-old Abdul Jalil, 30-year-old Abdul Zaheed and 5-year-old Abdul Mujahid.
The injured persons were rushed to a hospital and they are undergoing treatment.
#WATCH | Cuttack, Odisha | Three people of the same family died after a portion of a building collapsed in the Manisahu Chhak in the Buxi Bazar area.
(Source: Fire Service) https://t.co/BNXxY6Qqme pic.twitter.com/Gj7R6L968V
— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2025
Congress MLA Sofia Firdous also took the stock of the situation. She said “In a very sad and unfortunate incident, three members of a family died after a dilapidated building collapsed. Two others are injured. These unsafe buildings should be barricaded to prevent anyone from entering them. I demand immediate action. An inquiry should be conducted to uncover the truth, and action should be taken against those responsible for the incident. I also demand that the state government announce a compensation of Rs 20 lakhs to the bereaved family.”
#WATCH | Cuttack, Odisha | Congress MLA Sofia Firdous says, “In a very sad and unfortunate incident, three members of a family died after a dilapidated building collapsed. Two others are injured. These unsafe buildings should be barricaded to prevent anyone from entering them. I… pic.twitter.com/xm1LXBgyQV
— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2025
As per the report, Fire officials rushed to the spot and rescued six persons. All six persons were rushed to the hospital where doctors declared three of them dead.
The locals said that the authorities declared the building unsafe but despite repeated warnings, the structure was neither vacated or demolished.
(Note: This is a developing story and further details will be added.)
