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2 killed, several feared trapped as four-storey building collapses in Delhi
After a four-storey building collapsed on Friday, 8 people have been rescued. Fire, police, and NDRF teams are on site; several others are still feared trapped.
Two people were killed, eight others were injured, and several remain feared trapped after a four-storey building collapsed on Saturday in Delhi's Janta Mazdoor Colony, under the jurisdiction of Welcome Police Station, news agency PTI reported.
Officials said that among those trapped were ten members of a family who lived in the building, along with a few others who were nearby at the time of the collapse.
The Delhi Fire Services confirmed that a man and a woman were found dead under the rubble. Their bodies were sent to GTB Hospital.
Eight people have been hospitalised with injuries, and rescue efforts are ongoing to locate and save anyone who may still be buried under the debris.
Seven fire tenders have been deployed to the site, and rescue operations are currently underway.
"We have received a call regarding a building collapse at 7 am. Multiple teams are working, including seven fire tenders. Further information is awaited," a police officer told PTI.
Asma, a resident of the area, described the moment the building collapsed in Janata Colony’s A block.
“This is A block Janata Colony. It was about 7:45 am, I was resting on my cot and then suddenly heard a deafening sound... I came outside and saw a pall of dust all around. Everyone started shouting, crying. I don't know how many people were present here when it happened. They had 10 people in the family, I don't know how many of them are under the rubble,” she told PTI.
Man killed as 3 commercial buildings collapse
Saturday’s collapse follows the death of a 45-year-old man early Friday, when three ageing commercial buildings collapsed near a Delhi Metro tunnelling site in Azad Market, North Delhi.
The incident took place around 2 am in the Pul Mithai area, falling within the "influence zone" of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) Janakpuri West–RK Ashram Marg corridor tunneling project.
Following the tragedy, the DMRC announced an ex-gratia payment of ₹5 lakh to the victim’s family. The agency also stated that it had earlier issued warnings to the building owners, declaring the structures unsafe and advising evacuation before tunnelling work began.
The buildings involved – two four-storey structures and one three-storey structure – were roughly 30 years old and used as commercial spaces for storing and selling bags and canvas fabric. Police said about 25 people typically worked in the buildings, identified as 5A, 6A, and 7A, but only one person was present when the collapse occurred since it happened after business hours (10 am to 8 pm). A truck parked nearby was also crushed under the rubble.
