Footbridge collapses in Balurghat none injured

Kolkata | Friday | 8th November, 2019

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BALURGHAT: A foot-bridge located in the middle of Balurghat collapsed on Thursday afternoon, luckily leaving no one injured. Any kind of movement on the bridge has temporarily been suspended until it gets repaired properly, said an official source of Balurghat civic body. An eyewitness said that the middle portion of the structure suddenly collapsed into a canal below in the afternoon. Engineers and officials of Balurghat civic body rushed to the spot after hearing about the incident. "The 100 meter long iron foot-bridge was constructed during Left Front regime around 20 years ago, while the papers of the structure are not available..