Chawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: 2 dead, 1 injured; witness says ‘woke up to crashing sound’

Chawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: The incident was reported at 9:50am from Gali Sitara, near the Chawri Bazaar Metro station.

Chawri Bazar building collapse: At least six fire units, including water tenders and rescue vehicles, were reportedly rushed to the scene. (X/ANI)

Chawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: Two people died, and one other was injured after a three-storey under-construction building collapsed in Old Delhi's Chawri Bazar on Thursday morning. Additionally, several people were reportedly feared trapped....Read More

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• 5 Nov 2026, 12:08:54 PM IST

  Chawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: Were asleep when we heard a crashing sound, says eyewitness

  Chawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: An eyewitness, identified as Mohd Nayeem, told news agency ANI that he was asleep when a crashing sound was heard. He said his family thought that their own house was collapsing.

  Nayeem also said that injured labourers at the site stated that about three or four people were in the building at the time of the incident.

  "This happened around 9:00 or 9:30. We were asleep when we heard a crashing sound. We all got up and rushed outside. We thought our own house was collapsing. When we checked, we realized it was the house being built next door. Three or four lintels had already been cast, and they all collapsed at once. One of the injured laborers said there were about three or four people there. We saw a body being taken out. This building was under construction for the last 3-4 months," he told ANI.

• 5 Nov 2026, 12:06:08 PM IST

  Chawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: NDRF carries out search and rescue ops

  Chawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is carrying out search and rescue operations at the building collapse site in Chawri Bazar.

• 5 Nov 2026, 12:06:02 PM IST

  Chawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: 2 dead, 1 injured in incident

  Chawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: Two people died and one other was injured after a three-storey under-construction building collapsed in Old Delhi's Chawri Bazar.

• 5 Nov 2026, 11:56:46 AM IST

  Chawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: Three-storey under-construction building collapses in Old Delhi market

  Chawri Bazar building collapse LIVE: A three-storey under-construction building collapsed in Old Delhi's Chawri Bazar on Thursday morning. Several people are also reportedly feared trapped.

  The incident was reported at 9:50am from Gali Sitara, near the Chawri Bazar Metro station.

  At least six fire units, including water tenders and rescue vehicles, were rushed to the scene, PTI reported, quoting officials.