Ghaziabad, July 31 -- Five people were injured in Ghaziabad after part of a factory ceiling collapsed during heavy rains on Thursday evening, police said.

The victims were passersby who were on the road next to the building. The incident took place in the Rajendra Nagar industrial area, on the Chuna Bhatti Road in Sahibabad at 8pm, police said.

"Two of the victims were discharged after treatment. One of the victims, a woman, sustained severe injuries and was referred to a hospital in Delhi. The condition of two others is stable, and they are under treatment," said Shweta Yadav, ACP of the Sahibabad circle.

The victims were identified as Munni (single name), 19, Neetu Kumar, 40, Ranjeet Singh, 35, Sanoj Kumar, 28, and Deepak Kumar, 21....