New Delhi: A four-storey building collapsed in north Delhi’s Sabzi Mandi area in Malka Ganj on Monday, triggering panic among local residents. According to police, a person trapped under the debris was rescued and rushed to a nearby hospital.
Few more people are believed to be trapped inside the building’s debris. The rescue operations are still underway. The Delhi Fire Service received a call about the incident at 11.50 am, said Atul Garg, the director of DFS.
Total seven fire tenders were rushed to the site, he added.
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said he is closely monitoring the situation.
“The incident of building collapse in Sabzi Mandi area is very sad. The administration is engaged in relief and rescue work. Through the district administration, I am myself monitoring the situation,” he tweeted in Hindi.
Bureau Report
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