Under-construction building collapses in Delhi's Satya Niketan, 4 rescued

A total of four persons have been rescued so far from the debris of an under-construction building that collapsed in south Delhi's Satya Niketan on Monday afternoon, news agency ANI reported. Six fire tenders were rushed to the spot after receiving the information. Earlier there were reports that five labourers were trapped under the debris.

Rescue operations are still underway. The house was undergoing repairs when it collapsed.

Atul Garg, director of Delhi Fire Services told news agency PTI, "We received a call around 1:24 pm about a house collapse in Satya Niketan building number 173 here. Six fire tenders have been rushed to the spot."

Police said their team is also at the spot and helping with the rescue operation.

"It was someone's house who wanted to get it repaired. We had pasted a notice on March 31 that the building is in a danger zone. We also intimated the police, SDM on April 14. As per my knowledge, 2-3 people are trapped inside," Mukesh Suryan, SDMC Mayor

The incident occurs a month after another under-construction building had collapsed in Delhi's Kashmere Gate, injuring three workers.

Apart from the eight rescued, 25 others were also working in nearby shops or were passers by. They were also stuck in the debris. All of them were evacuated by residents, deputy commissioner of police (DCP) North Sagar Singh Kalsi had told PTI.

In recent times, there have been instances of building collapse in the Delhi-NCR region. On February 10, two people had died after the ceiling of a sixth-floor flat in a condominium in Gurugram's Sector 109 collapsed, causing all the floors underneath the room to cave-in. The incident had taken place in a flat in the 18-storey Tower D of Chintels Paradiso. Renovation work was being carried out by the owner of the flat when the mishap took place.