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At least 16 people were killed when the roof of a crematorium collapsed in Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. The accident happened on Sunday afternoon. At least 36 other people were rescued from the scene with injuries. Many of the injured are in critical condition.
At least 40 people are known to have taken refuge in the crematorium building due to heavy rains. Beside him was the funeral of a man named Ram Dhan. More than fifty people were present there, including their families. At that moment, the ceiling suddenly collapsed.
Until the latest news, senior police officer Ijaz Raja said that the rescue operation was over. Many have been hospitalized. NDRF arrived at the scene. The cause of the accident was not immediately confirmed, but authorities plan to investigate the accident, he said.
Yogi Adityanath has expressed his regret over this incident. It has ordered compensation of Rs 2 lakh to be paid to the families of the victims. Union Minister Rajnath Singh also regretted the incident.
Uttar Pradesh police say that after the death of a man in the village of Ukhalarsi in the Muradnagar area of the Ghaziabad police station, his relatives took him to the crematorium for his last rites. The roof of the crematorium collapsed as the family held the funeral for the deceased. This caused casualties.
Source: Reuters.
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