Kolkata under-construction warehouse collapse: Amid death and despair, kin of workers search for the living

Family members of workers who went missing after a warehouse collapse in Kolkata on June 24, 2026, frantically searched for them at the site and Kolkata's SSKM Hospital. The West Bengal government reported that about 25 people were rescued from the debris, with five deaths confirmed. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari praised local residents who participated in rescue efforts. The construction of the warehouse had been ongoing for six months, and work on the third floor's concrete roof was only three days old when the collapse occurred.