New Delhi: At least three people were rescued after a building collapsed in Delhi’s Paharganj area on Thursday (June 16), while many people are feared trapped. The Delhi Fire Department said that seven fire tenders have been sent to the spot. An official said that at around 8.40 pm tonight, a house collapse was received near Khanna Bazar in Paharganj area. “A house collapse was reported at 2040 hrs today from Paharganj area near Khanna Bazar and The Vivek Hotel. So far, a three-year-old child, two girls and their father have been rescued from the collapsed structure,” ANI quoted a fire department official as saying.
Suresh Malik, Divisional Warden-Paharganj, Civil Defence, said they are providing assistance to the agencies involved in the rescue operation. At the same time, he told that the condition of the rescued three-year-old child is critical.
The house collapse was reported at 20.40 am this morning from Paharganj area near Khanna Market and The Vivek Hotel. So far, a three-year-old child, two girls and their father have been rescued from the collapsed structure: Delhi Fire Department – ANI (@ANI) 16 June 2022
More details are awaited.
(with agency input)