New Delhi: At least four people reportedly lost their lives after a four-storey building collapsed in the Mustafabad area of Delhi in the early hours of Saturday, April 19. Several are feared trapped under the debris. The CCTV installed in the area captured the moment when the building collapsed. The dramatic visuals surfaced online.
As per the Delhi Police, a total of 14 people were taken out of the debris, out of which four succumbed to injuries. The incident took place at 2:39 am on Saturday.
Moment When The Building Collapsed:
After receiving the information, authorities rushed to the support and launched an operation to rescue the people trapped under the debris. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are also helping the local authorities in the rescue operation.
Visuals Of The Rescue Operation:
As per Sandeep Lamba, Additional DCP, North East District, eight to ten people are people are still feared trapped.
"Two men and two daughters-in-law stay here. The oldest daughter-in-law has three children, second daughter-in-law has three children...right now we don't know anything. They are nowhere to be seen," an eyewitness told news agency ANI.
""The building collapsed around 2.30-3 am. It was a four-storey building. Two of my nephews have died. My sister, brother-in-law and niece are also injured. They are admitted in GTB Hospital," Shehzad Ahmed, a relative of one of the deceased told ANI.
More details are still awaited.
