Minor girl dies after building collapses in Delhi’s Khazoori Khas area

This incident comes almost three weeks after an abandoned three-storey building had collapsed in Keshavpuram area of the national capital.

A minor girl died after a portion of a building collapsed in Delhi’s Khazoori Khas area on Monday morning, news agency ANI reported.

The labourers were taking construction materials to the first floor of the building when a portion of the roof collapsed, police officials had said. (Sonu Mehta/HT file photo. Representative image)

Police officials earlier stated that the labourers were taking construction materials to the first floor of the building when a portion of the roof collapsed.

This incident comes almost three weeks after an abandoned three-storey building had collapsed in Keshavpuram area of the national capital.

No injuries were reported in the incident, police had said adding that the building was located in an industrial area near Britannia Chowk and was not in use. Parts of the building were damaged and were being demolished over the past few days, they said.

(With inputs from Karn Singh)