11 killed, 5 injured as building collapses in Delhi’s Mustafabad

Mustafabad: As many as 11 deaths have been confirmed, and five persons have been injured and are undergoing treatment said the Delhi Police. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other agencies carry out search and rescue operation in the Mustafabad area, where a building collapsed, claiming several lives.

Sandeep Lamba, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) North East District, told ANI that the incident took place at 3 am. “Fourteen people were rescued, but four among them succumbed…It was a four-storey building…The rescue operation is underway. 8-10 people are still feared trapped,” he said.

Rajendra Atwal, Divisional Fire Officer, told ANI that they received a call regarding a house collapse around 2:50 am.

“We reached the spot and discovered that the entire building has collapsed and people are trapped under the debris…NDRF, Delhi Fire Service are working to rescue the people…,” he said.

On April 11, one person was killed and two others sustained injuries after a wall of an under-construction building collapsed near Madhu Vihar police station in Delhi during the dust storm which struck the national capital, as per police.