Two dead after three-storey building collapses in Old Delhi
Rescue operations are underway in the Chawri Bazar area to locate people feared to be trapped under the debris.
Two people died and several others were injured after a three-storey building under construction collapsed in the Chawri Bazar area of Old Delhi on Thursday morning, according to reports by Rediff, Pragativadi and Deccan Chronicle.
The incident occurred at approximately 9.50 am in Gali Sitara, located near the Chawri Bazar Metro Station.
Delhi Fire Services (DFS) personnel recovered two bodies from the rubble, while local residents transported four injured people to a hospital before emergency teams reached the site.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) joined the search and rescue operation to find individuals who may be trapped under the debris.
Resident Mohd Nayeem stated that three to four newly cast lintels collapsed at the site, which had been under construction for the last three to four months.
Assistant Divisional Officer (ADO) Rajesh Shukla and other officials have been overseeing the deployment of six fire department units at the scene.