A depressing incident has come to light in which three laborers died and seven were injured. The incident is reported from Daba Road in Ludhiana on Monday morning. The officials say that the roof of a four-storeyed auto parts factory collapsed in the industrial area.

According to the reports, a team of the National Disaster Response Force rescued around 40 people after the incident occurred at 9.50 am at Jasmail Singh and Sons. The factory's roof collapsed at Baba Mukand Singh Nagar in the industrial area. Efforts are on to rescue the three still trapped in the debris. Ludhiana deputy commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma said the third floor collapsed when the factory owner was carrying out illegal construction. The injured are undergoing treatment at SPS Apollo Hospital and the civil hospital. Ludhiana Municipal Corporation Surinder Singh Bindra said that the factory was operating in violation of building bylaws. 

The eyewitnesses present there said the roof collapsed with a loud noise followed by an explosion. Ludhiana police commissioner Rakesh Agrawal said a case has been registered against contractor Mohammad Haroon. 

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