5-storey building collapses in central Delhi, four killed

Four people were killed while eighteen others were injured after a five-storey building collapsed in the densely populated Bapa Nagar area of Karol Bagh on Wednesday morning.

- PRAJYOT DEOGHARE

The police were alerted about the incident through a PCR call at the Prasad Nagar Police Station.

The deceased were identified as Aman (12), Mukim (25), Mujib (18), and Mosin (26), all the deceased were the natives of Khatanagar, Rampur district, Uttar Pradesh.

According to the police, the incident took place at around 9:04 am, and emergency response teams rushed to the scene to initiate rescue operations.

The building, located at Bapa Nagar, Prashad Nagar, collapsed partially, with fears that many people were trapped beneath the rubble.

A total of five fire tenders were dispatched to the site immediately after receiving the distress call at around 9:11 am.