The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) received a call regarding the collapse at 3.30 pm and rushed fire engines to the spot.
Three people, including a child, have died after a four-storey building collapsed in the Seemapuri area of northeast Delhi on Wednesday. A total of 8 people have been rescued from the debris so far.
Eight injured people were rescued and taken to Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital in Tahirpur for treatment. They are Momin Mirja, 56, Abdaan, 3, Abdul Rehman, 28, Devruddin, 28, Salma, 50, Chote, 34, Sakina, 35, and Samad, 30.
Those who died include a girl aged about 12 and a woman named Gulafsa, 21, who was around four months pregnant. The third is a child. The identity of the girl and of the other child is yet to be established. DCP Rajendra Prasad Meena said that one of the children was decapitated.
The incident comes a month after a hostel tragedy in Satya Niketan that resulted in the death of seven and injuries to several others.
The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) received a call regarding the collapse at 3.30 pm and rushed fire engines to the spot.
“Search and rescue operation is ongoing,” an official said.
Pictures from the site showed scores of people standing amidst the rubble, with some tossing around the slabs of rock using their bare hands in an effort to clear the passage. Several others were seen recording the devastation on their mobiles.
STORY | Few suspected trapped after portion of building collapses in Delhi’s Seemapuri
A few people are suspected to be trapped after the front portion of a building collapsed in northeast Delhi’s Seemapuri area on Wednesday, an officer said.
The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) received a call regarding the collapse at 3.30 pm and rushed fire tenders to the spot. Some people might be trapped in the debris, he said.
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Delhi Traffic Police has urged people to avoid the area as it will allow ambulance and rescue vehicles a faster way through.
“A multi-storey building has collapsed in Seemapuri and rescue teams are working at the site. Traffic is affected around Seemapuri Gol Chakkar, DLF Bhopura and adjoining roads. Every clear lane gives an ambulance and rescue vehicle a faster way through. Please avoid the area if possible. Do not stop, park or gather near the site, and follow the directions of traffic personnel,” Delhi Traffic Police posted on X.