Delhi: Under construction building in Satya Niketan collapses, 2 dead, 5 feared trapped. Details here
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The Delhi Fire Service on Monday said that an three-storey building that was undergoing renovation in the Satya Niketan area had collapsed and that six fire tenders rushed to the spot, news agency ANI reported.
Two dead bodies have been retrieved from the debris and five others were rescued after an over three-hour-long operation and rushed to a hospital for treatment, fire officials said.
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed 25 teams for the rescue operation, confirmed NDRF officer Goverdhan Bairwa.
The Delhi Fire Service had earlier claimed that at least five labours are feared trapped underneath the debris.
No deaths have been reported yet from the accident.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the collapse of a building in the city's Satya Niketan area is "very sad" and that he is monitoring the situation.
"This 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 Hindi.
A major fire had broken out in at a railway godown at the Sabzi Mandi near Pratap Nagar metro station on Sunday. A total of 14 fire engines were rushed to the spot to put the blaze under control. The fire has been brought under control.