New Delhi:
No less than 4 folks had been killed and 14 others rescued after a four-storey constructing collapsed in Delhi’s Mustafabad within the early hours of Saturday, with a number of folks nonetheless feared trapped beneath the particles, an official stated.
The incident came about round 3 am, following which rescue operations involving groups from the Nationwide Catastrophe Response Power (NDRF), Delhi Hearth Companies and Delhi Police had been launched, senior police officer Sandeep Lamba stated.
#WATCH | Newest visuals from the Mustafabad space of Delhi, the place a number of individuals are feared trapped after a constructing collapsed at this time, early morning. Rescue operations underway. pic.twitter.com/X2sOUP9QLR
— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2025
“14 folks have been rescued, and 4 folks have died. 8-10 individuals are nonetheless feared trapped,” Mr Lamba instructed the information company ANI.
#WATCH | Delhi: Sandeep Lamba, Further DCP, North East District, says, ” The incident came about at 3 am within the morning. 14 folks had been rescued, however 4 amongst them succumbed…it was a four-storey constructing…rescue operation is underway. 8-10 individuals are nonetheless feared trapped” https://t.co/lXyDvOqwSY pic.twitter.com/F1BTiUZYcp
— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2025
Requested in regards to the cause behind the collapse, Mr Lamba stated they are going to examine it.
The injured have been taken to the GTP hospital.
Rajendra Atwal, the Divisional Hearth Officer, stated they obtained a name in regards to the incident at round 2:50 am.
“We reached the spot and came upon that the complete constructing had collapsed, and folks had been trapped beneath the particles. The NDRF and the Delhi Hearth Companies are working to rescue the folks,” he stated.
The home collapse incident was reported hours after elements of Delhi witnessed heavy rain, accompanied by gusty winds and thunderstorms.
Final week, a wall of an under-construction constructing collapsed throughout a extreme mud storm close to Madhu Vihar, leaving one individual useless and two others injured.
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