New Delhi Apr 25 PTI Two labourers died and three others were rescued after a three-storey house that was undergoing renovation collapsed in south Delhis Satya Niketan area on Monday police saidAnother labourer who was outside the dilapidated building at the time of the incident had a narrow escape they said adding that an FIR has been registered in the matterThe South Delhi Municipal Corporation SDMC also announced a probe into the incidentAround 125 pm a PCR call was received at South Campus police station about the building collapse in Satya Niketan the police saidDeputy Commissioner of Police Southwest Manoj C said One labourer who was outside the building had a narrow escape He sustained injuries and was admitted to a hospital for treatment Southwest district police with assistance from Delhi Fire Services and NDRF began the rescue operation at the spot and rescued all the five trapped labourers he saidTwo labourers died later and the remaining four are undergoing treatment he saidAn FIR has been registered in the matter the DCP saidThe deceased have been identified as Bilal and Naseem and the injured as Md Firdaus Aslam Sarfaraz and Musahid the police saidThe rescue operation lasted for over three hoursEarlier Director of Delhi Fire Services Atul Garg said We received a call around 124 pm about a house collapse in Satya Niketan building number 173 here Six fire tenders have been rushed to the spot Since this building was in a congested area the main challenge was to take the rescue vehicles inside It was a difficult task he saidAll the five labourers who were trapped under the debris have been rescued and rushed to a hospital for treatment The rescue operation has ended Garg saidThe National Disaster Response Force NDRF pressed its sniffer dogs into service to search for survivors and used drilling equipment and cuttersAn NDRF personnel said the labourers got trapped in the kitchen area of the houseA senior fire official said according to preliminary inquiry it seems that the building was not in a good condition to undergo renovationThis was an old building and it was not in a good condition to undergo renovation We found out through local inquiry that the said building was being renovated to convert it into a PG accommodation So they must have broken some structure for this purpose which led to the collapse he saidSince renovation was underway no one was living in the building It has also been found that there was no proper building plan It was not a planned construction and was also not approved by the concerned authorities he saidSDMC Mayor Mukesh Suryan said the civic body will launch a probe into the building collapseA notice was served last month to the building owner for carrying out renovation work in the building On April 11 the Delhi Police was requested to stop the renovation he saidChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal termed the incident very sadThis accident building collapse is very sad The district administration is engaged in relief and rescue work I myself am taking every information related to the incident he tweeted in Hindi PTI AMPNIT AKM AMP DIV DIV
New Delhi Apr 25 PTI Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the collapse of a building in the citys Satya Niketan area is very sad and that he is monitoring the situationA three-storey building that was undergoing renovation collapsed in Satya Niketan area trapping five labourers under the rubble All of them were rescued after an over three-hour-long operation and rushed to a hospital for treatment fire officials saidThis accident building collapse is very sad The district administration is engaged in the relief and rescue work I am receiving information related to the incident Kejriwal said in a tweet in HindiA senior fire official said according to preliminary inquiry it seems that the building was old and not in a good condition to undergo renovation PTI AKM AMP AKM DIV DIV
New Delhi Apr 25 PTI Rescue workers pulled out five labourers who were trapped for over three hours under the rubble of a house that collapsed in south Delhis Satya Niketan area on Monday fire officials saidThe three-storey house was undergoing renovation when it collapsed they saidDirector of Delhi Fire Services Atul Garg said all the five labourers who were trapped under the debris have been rescued and rushed to a hospital for treatment The rescue operation has endedThe National Disaster Response Force NDRF pressed its sniffer dogs into service to search for survivorsEarlier Garg said We received a call around 124 pm about a house collapse in Satya Niketan building number 173 here Six fire tenders have been rushed to the spot Since this building is in a congested area the main challenge was to take the rescue vehicles inside It was a difficult task he saidA police team is also at the spotOur priority is to rescue the trapped men My team and I are at the spot and helping the other agencies with the rescue operation Deputy Commissioner of Police Southwest Manoj C said earlierA senior fire official said according to preliminary inquiry it seems that the building was not in a good condition to undergo renovationThis was an old building and it was not in a good condition to undergo renovation We have got to know through local inquiry that the said building was being renovated to convert it into a PG accommodation So they must have broken some structure for this purpose which led to the collapse he saidSince renovation was underway no one was living in the building It has also been found that there was no proper building plan It was not a planned construction and was also not approved by the concerned authorities he saidChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal termed the incident very sad and said he is monitoring the rescue operationThis accident building collapse is very sad The district administration is engaged in relief and rescue work I myself am taking every information related to the incident he tweeted in Hindi PTI AMP NIT AKM AMP DIV DIV
New Delhi Apr 25 PTI Five labourers are feared trapped under the rubble of a three-storey building that collapsed in Delhis Satya Niketan area on Monday fire officials saidThe building was undergoing renovation when it collapsed they saidDirector of Delhi Fire Services Atul Garg said We received a call around 124 pm about a house collapse in Satya Niketan building number 173 here Six fire tenders have been rushed to the spot Five labourers are trapped under the debris and efforts are being made to rescue them he saidOur priority is to rescue the trapped labourers who were working inside the building which was under renovation Since this building is in a congested area the main challenge was to take the rescue vehicles inside the area It was a difficult task However our vehicles have reached the spot and our men are already at work Garg saidA senior fire official said according to preliminary inquiry it seems that the building was not in a good condition to undergo renovationThis was an old building and it was not in a good condition to go ahead with the renovation plans We have got to know through local inquiry that the said building was being renovated to convert it into a PG accommodation So they must have broken some structure for this purpose which led to the collapse he saidSince renovation was underway no one was living in the building It has also been found that there was no proper building plan It was not a planned construction and was also not approved by the concerned authorities he saidDeputy Commissioner of Police Southwest Manoj C said police are also helping with the rescue operationOur priority is to rescue the trapped men My team and I are at the spot and helping the other agencies with the rescue operation he said PTI AMP AMP DIV DIV
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel have rescued five persons so far from the debris of an under-construction building that collapsed in Delhi's Satya Niketan on Monday.
New Delhi Apr 25 PTI Five labourers are feared trapped under the rubble of a house that collapsed in Delhis Satya Niketan area on Monday fire officials saidThe house was undergoing repairs when it collapsed they saidAtul Garg Director of Delhi Fire Services said We received a call around 124 pm about a house collapse in Satya Niketan building number 173 here Six fire tenders have been rushed to the spot Five labourers are trapped under the debris and efforts are being made to rescue them he saidPolice said their team is also at the spot and helping with the rescue operation PTI AMP DIV DIV