2 Dead, 4 Injured After Building Collapses In South Delhi’s Satya Niketan | Top Points

Two people were killed while four were injured after an under-construction building collapsed in Delhi's Satya Niketan area on Monday.

New Delhi: Two people died while four were injured after an under-construction building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area on Monday. “A call about the collapse of an under-construction building in the Satya Niketan area has been received. Six fire tenders rushed to the spot,” Delhi Fire Service said in a statement. The incident came a month after another under-construction building collapsed in Delhi’s Kashmere Gate wherein three workers were injured.

Delhi Satya Niketan Building Collapse | Top Points

• National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) officer Goverdhan Bairwa confirmed the death of two persons. The NDRF officer further informed that as many as 25 teams of NDRF were involved in the rescue operation. Atul Garg, Delhi Fire Service Chief said that the rescue operation has been completed, news agency ANI reported.
• Deputy Commissioner of Police South-West Manoj C said that there were a total of six persons working at the building, and a labourer managed to escape. “Four are under treatment while two have died,” he added. He said that South-West district police with Delhi Fire Service, BSES and NDRF were involved in the rescue operation.
• Two people were killed while four-five more were feared to be trapped, the NDRF said. “Two bodies have been retrieved (from the debris) and 4 to 5 people are believed to be trapped. 25 teams of NDRF are involved in the rescue operation,” NDRF officer Goverdhan Bairwa said.
  

  Delhi | 2 dead bodies have been retrieved (from the debris) and 4 to 5 people are believed to be trapped. 25 teams of NDRF are involved in the rescue operation: NDRF officer Goverdhan Bairwa pic.twitter.com/XCQj9VJ84N

  — ANI (@ANI) April 25, 2022

• Reacting to the accident, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said he and the district administration were monitoring the rescue operation. “This accident is very sad. The district administration is engaged in relief and rescue work. I myself am looking at every information related to the incident,” Arvind Kejriwal tweeted.