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Kolkata warehouse collapse death toll rises to 15 after injured worker dies

In the list of 15 deceased persons as provided by the city police, 13 persons have been identified; the bodies of two other males have been declared as unknown

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Under-construction warehouse roof collapses in Taratala, Kolkata. PICS/PTI

Under-construction warehouse roof collapses in Taratala, Kolkata. PICS/PTI

The death toll in the under-construction warehouse roof collapse at Taratala in the southern outskirts of Kolkata has risen to 15, said police on Friday, who released the information on the deaths and the injured in the mishap. In the list of 15 deceased persons as provided by the city police, 13 persons have been identified; the bodies of two other males have been declared as unknown.

The last person to have died was Mannu Kumar, a 19-year-old youth hailing from Munger in Bihar. He was under treatment at the state-run S.S.K.M Medical College & Hospital in South Kolkata after being rescued from under the debris. However, he died this morning, confirmed an official of the city police.

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