One killed as roof of under-construction building collapses in Delhi's Mundka

Two others suffered injuries in the incident. Fire officials said they received information about the collapse at around 5:30pm.

A labourer was killed and two others injured when roof of an under-construction building, at Firni Road in west Delhi's Mundka, collapsed on Friday.

A scene from the site of the incident (HT Photos)

“We received information about the incident at 5:24pm, following which four fire tenders were rushed to the spot,” news agency PTI quoted fire officials as saying.

The police identified the deceased as Manas, 24, a resident of Prem Nagar-II. “One Kapil, who owned the area of 250-300 square yards on which the building was being constructed, and his cousin, Subhash, brought Manas to the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial (SGM) Hospital in Nangloi. However, he was declared briguth dead,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) Sameer Sharma informed.

The officer further said the two injured were identified as Gareeb Shah (54) and his son Sachin Kumar, residents of Bhagat Singh Park, Mundka.

“They too were taken to SGM Hospital where they are currently undergoing treatment,” said DCP Sharma.

Friday's incident took place exactly two weeks after a fire broke out in a building in the Mundka area, resulting in 27 deaths while as many as 40 people were injured.