1 dead, 4 injured after cold storage unit collapses in Pulwama

Srinagar, Apr 16: A man lost his life while four others were injured after the truss of an under-construction cold storage unit fell down due to strong winds in Lassipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday, officials said.

An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that due to strong winds the under construction cold storage unit collapsed resulting in injuries to at least five persons.

He said that all injured were shifted to hospital where one of them succumbed to his injuries. The deceased has been identified as Sajad Ahmad Mir of Ruhama, Rafiabad while injured have been identified as Jaspreet Singh of Amritsar, Aijaz Kumar and Hilal Ahmad Rather of Budgam and Naseer Ahmad Mir of Baramulla.