A worker was killed after a building of a textile factory collapsed in the Focal Point area in Ludhiana late Saturday evening, officials said

The six workers trapped under the debris were brought out by the NDRF teams, of which one was found dead and three sustained serious injuries

An eye witness had earlier said a loud sound was heard before the building caved in

Sources said repair work was being taken up in the factory when a pillar gave way

Two teams of National Disaster Response Force and other teams of police, fire brigade and factories departments, the Municipal Corporation were undertaking the rescue operation

Revenue Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian and Deputy Commissioner Jitendra Jorwal are personally overseeing the rescue efforts at the site

They emphasised that the top priority is to rescue the trapped workers