A building under construction collapsed in northeast Delhi's Harsh Vihar area on Sunday evening, with two men, aged 60 and 36, feared trapped under the rubble. Rescue teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Delhi Fire Services, police and the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) rushed to the spot.
They launched an operation to clear the debris.The incident comes weeks after a five-storey building housing a student hostel collapsed in south Delhi’s Satya Niketan area on September 6, killing seven people and injuring several others.The collapse triggered panic in the locality. The fire department and police received information about the incident around 7 pm and rushed to the spot, following which multiple agencies joined the rescue operation."During local enquiries, we learnt that two people who were working at the building may be trapped under the rubble.
One is a 60-year-old man and the other is 36. Their family members suspect that they are trapped as their mobile phones are not reachable," one DDMA official told news agency PTI.
He further added that all the officials are working together to clear the debris and rescue anyone who is trapped under it.Following the collapse, Delhi Ministers Kapil Mishra and Ashish Sood also reached the site to take stock of the situation.(Developing story. It will be updated soon) - Ends