Girl, 4, dead; eight others injured after building roof collapses in Delhi

Director of the Delhi Fire Services Atul Garg said a call was received about a roof collapse in the Lahori Gate area around 7.30pm.

Updated on: Oct 9, 2022, 22:59:53 IST

By HT News Desk, New Delhi

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At least one person died and eight others were injured after the roof of a building collapsed in New Delhi on Sunday evening. The deceased has been identified as four-year-old Khusi, a resident of Valmiki GB Road.

A rescue operation is on to locate others the people suspected to be trapped in debris. (ANI)

The injured are being treated at Lok Nayak Hospital in the national capital.

List of injured persons admitted in LNJP

Amara, 45, w/o Taiyab, r/o Hakim ji ki Masjid, GB road

Nilofar, 50, w/o Istaqbal, r/o Gali Akunji, Farshkhana

Mohd Imran, 40, s/o unknown

Sarkar Begum, 60, w/o Suleman

Sukhbir, 34, s/o Harbans, r/o sho no.6580 GB Road

Ankit, 28, s/o Anand Verma, r/o Puja Colony, Loni, UP

Ashok, 40, s/o Nathi Singh, r/o Charakhe Walan, Nai Sarak

Sayaid Jishan, 30, s/o Sartaj, r/o hno.1523, Gali Akunji, Frankhaana

Director of the Delhi Fire Services Atul Garg had earlier said a call was received about a roof collapse in the Lahori Gate area around 7.30pm. Five fire tenders had been rushed to the spot.

Later, an NDRF team reached the spot as rescue operations continued.

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