Three dead, eight injured in Delhi building collapse as rescuers search rubble
Dubai: Rescue teams searched through tonnes of rubble for survivors after a multi-storey residential building collapsed in northeast Delhi on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring eight, officials said. The five-storey building in New Seemapuri, northeast Delhi , collapsed at about 3.30pm, prompting a large rescue operation involving police, firefighters, disaster response teams and civic…
A multi-storey residential building collapsed in northeast Delhi on Wednesday, resulting in three fatalities and eight injuries, officials reported. The five-storey structure in New Seemapuri crumbled around 3:30pm, triggering a significant rescue operation that involved police, firefighters, disaster response teams, and civic authorities.
Heavy machinery was utilized to clear the debris. The victims included Gulafsa, a 21-year-old woman who was four months pregnant, a 12-year-old girl, and an infant aged approximately 18 months. Eleven individuals were rescued from the wreckage, among them eight who sustained injuries and were transported to hospitals. Rescue efforts persisted as teams scoured the rubble for any remaining individuals.
The origin of the building collapse remained undetermined, and authorities were conducting an investigation. The possibility of cracks that emerged following the earthquake in Uttarakhand on Tuesday being a contributing factor to the collapse was being examined.
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