Building Falls in Kolkata

加爾各答大樓倒塌

Jun 24, 2026, 15:21

A big warehouse fell down on Wednesday in Kolkata. Many people died or got hurt.

週三加爾各答一座大型倉庫倒塌，導致多人死亡或受傷。

The building fell at 12:07 PM. Workers were putting concrete on the floors. The iron and stone broke. Many workers were under the building.

大樓於中午12:07倒塌。當時工人正在樓層鋪設混凝土。鋼材與石材斷裂，許多工人被壓在大樓下方。

The Army and police helped. They used big cranes and dogs to find people. They looked for sounds under the stone.

軍隊與警方協助救援。他們使用大型起重機與搜救犬尋找倖存者。他們在石塊下方聆聽聲音。

Five people died. Seventeen people went to the hospital. Experts say the building materials were bad. The building plan was also wrong.

五人死亡，十七人被送往醫院。專家表示建築材料品質低劣，且建築設計亦有錯誤。

Workers are still looking for more people. The police want to know why the building fell.

工人仍在搜尋更多倖存者。警方希望能查明大樓倒塌的原因。

In this story, everything already happened. To tell a story in English, we often just add -ed to the action word.

Look at the change:

The 'Rule Breakers' (Irregular): Some words are rebels. They change completely instead of adding -ed. You must memorize these to reach A2:

Quick Guide for your notes: Material (Bad) $\rightarrow$ Plan (Wrong) $\rightarrow$ Building (Fell)

warehouse (n.)

A large building used for storing goods.

Example:The company keeps all its boxes in a big warehouse.

concrete (n.)

A hard material used for building floors and walls.

Example:The sidewalk is made of grey concrete.

cranes (n.)

Large machines used for lifting heavy things.

Example:The workers used cranes to move the heavy stones.

experts (n.)

People who know a lot about a specific subject.

Example:The experts checked the building to see if it was safe.

materials (n.)

Things used to make something, like wood or stone.

Example:We need strong materials to build a house.