Delhi: Three dead, one injured as under-construction building collapses in Paharganj | Today news

Three people were killed and one was injured after a building collapsed under the construction on Saturday in Paharganj in New Delhi, Ani reports. According to the details, three people are still trapped, while the search and rescue operations are underway. The fire department received the emergency call at about 18:05, and police officers confirmed the casualties, adding that four fire tenders were commissioned. Monkey Mla Imran Hussain spoke to the media, as Ani quoted: ‘At about 5:30 pm, I got to know that the wall of a underpinning building collapsed, in which two people died and one injured. The injured were sent to the hospital. Why it collapsed is a matter of investigation. I told the DM. “Three laborers were trapped under the rubble. They were rescued and taken to a hospital for treatment,” the official told Ani, adding that the rescue operation was over at 6.35 hours. Similar case: In a separate incident on April 19, a building in the Mustafabad area in Delhi claimed 11 lives. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), fire services, Delhi police and other volunteers made rescue efforts after the four floor residential building collapsed. Delhi Chief Minister Velha Gupta achieved the loss of life and ordered an investigation into the incident, ensuring that strict action will be ensured against the culprits. “May God give peace to the departed souls and give the grieving families power to bear this irreparable loss,” she posted on X. On May 7, three people were killed and eight others were injured when a commercial building collapsed with three floors in the motorcycle, police added that more people could be caught under the junk. With agency input.