3 killed after slab collapses at JK Cement factory in MP's Panna, several feared trapped

Several labourers were feared trapped under the debris, and a State Disaster Emergency Response Force (SDERF) team was participating in the rescue operation

At least three people were killed while 16 others were injured after a slab collapsed at an under-construction JK Cement factory in Madhya Pradesh's Panna district, PTI reported quoting BJP MP VD Sharma.

A rescue operation is underway.(Representational Image)

Several people are feared trapped at the factory site and a rescue operation is underway.

The factory is located near Amaanganj town, part of the Khajuraho Lok Sabha constituency.

"Three labourers were killed and 16 others injured at an under-construction unit inside the factory. The condition of two injured persons is serious," said Sharma, the state BJP chief.

The incident took place around 12 noon, said district Superintendent of Police Sai Krishna S Thota.

Several labourers were feared trapped under the debris, and a State Disaster Emergency Response Force (SDERF) team was participating in the rescue operation, he said.

Sharma said he has demanded that the factory management should compensate the victims as per the rules, and provide jobs to the relatives of the deceased on compassionate grounds.

(This is a developing story, more details awaited.)