House collapses in Sadar Bazaar
5 rescued so far, of which 3 in critical state
◗ ACCORDING TO director of Delhi Fire Services (DFS) Atul Garg, a call about the incident was received around 10.30 am following which six fire tenders were rushed to the spot
◗ ON SPOT, five people have been rescued, of whom three are in critical condition. The injured have been shifted to the Bara Hindu Rao Hospital. The rescue operation lasted till 2.31 pm
Five people were injured after a 70-year-old house collapsed in the Sadar Bazar area of North Delhi on Tuesday. The North Delhi mayor, Jai Prakash, also visited the site and took stock of the situation.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal also expressed his concern over the incident in a tweet.
“Deeply worried to hear about the collapse of a residential building in the Sadar Bazar area. The rescue and medical teams and district administration are present at the spot. Rescue operations are underway, I am constantly monitoring the situation,” the CM said in a tweet.
According to director of Delhi Fire Services (DFS) Atul Garg, a call about the incident was received around 10.30 am following which six fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
“On spot, five people have been rescued, of whom three are in critical condition. The injured have been shifted to the Bara Hindu Rao Hospital. The rescue operation lasted till 2.31 pm,” said Mr Garg.
A senior police official, however, said two injured persons—Naseem (30) and his mother Zarima (60)— were rushed to the Bara Hindu Rao Hospital. They had suffered minor injuries and were later discharged.
Mr Jai Prakash also visited the incident site. He directed the officials to speed up the malba (debris) removal work and further asked the officials to survey old buildings which need repair or are dangerous for habitation.
“Those that need repair be asked to repair urgently and those dangerous but beyond repair be vacated and demolished so that there is no casualty. The dangerous buildings be cordoned off to isolate the property,” said the mayor.
He said that the officials have also been directed to be more vigilant in this regard.