Delhi: Three killed, one injured as under-construction building collapses in Paharganj

Three people were killed and one was injured after an under-construction building collapsed in New Delhi's Paharganj on Saturday, reported ANI.

According to the details, three people are still trapped, while the search and rescue operations are underway. The fire department received the distress call at 6:05 PM, and police officials confirmed the casualties, adding four fire tenders were pressed into service.

Speaking to the media, AAP MLA Imran Hussain said, as ANI quoted, “At around 5:30 pm, I came to know that the wall of an under-construction building collapsed, in which two people have died and one is injured. The injured has been sent to the hospital. Why it collapsed is a matter of investigation. I have told the DM that compensation should be given to the families of those who have died. Now no one is trapped.”

“Three labourers were trapped under the debris. They were rescued and taken to a hospital for treatment,” the official said to ANI, adding that the rescue operation was over by 6.35 pm.

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In a separate incident on 19 April, a building collapse in Mustafabad area of Delhi claimed 11 lives.

Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), fire services, Delhi Police and other volunteers carried out rescue efforts after the four storey residential building collapsed.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta had condoled the loss of lives and ordered a probe into the incident, assuring that strict action will be ensured against the culprits. "May God grant peace to the departed souls and give strength to the bereaved families to bear this irreparable loss," she posted on X. 

On 7 May, three people died and eight others were injured when a three-storey commercial building collapsed in Rajasthan's Bikaner, police said, adding that more people could be trapped under the rubble.

With agency inputs.