New Delhi:

Speaking to ANI, Sandeep Lamba, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) North East District, said, “”Fourteen people were rescued, but four among them succumbed…It was a four-storey building…The rescue operation is underway. 8-10 people are still feared trapped.” He added that the incident took place at around 3 AM this morning.

At least four people lost their lives and 14 people have been rescued after a four storey building collapsed in Delhi’s Mustafabad area on Saturday morning, the police said. Many others are feared trapped under the debris. The incident took place hours after Delhi and nearby areas witnessed heavy rainfall last evening.

NDRF, other rescue teams at the spot

Rajendra Atwal, Divisional Fire Officer, added, “We reached the spot and found out that the entire building has collapsed and people are trapped under the debris…NDRF, Delhi Fire Service are working to rescue the people.” Sharing further details, officials said that the teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Delhi Police have already reached the spot and started the rescue operation, which is currently going on at the spot. Sharing further information with ANI, DIG NDRF Mohsen Shahedi added, “According to information received from locals, around 12 people are still trapped. Our NDRF team and other agencies are engaged in rescue work. This is a congested area and we are facing difficulties in the movement of heavy machinery; we hope we will be able to save lives.”

Last week, a wall of an under constructed collapsed in Delhi’s Madhu Vihar area leading to the death of one person and injuring two others. In another incident recently, five members of a family lost their lives after a house collapsed in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district during a storm.

Read More:

Sri City firm Buffs India to manufacture interiors for Vande Bharat sleeper trains