3-storey building collapses near Delhi’s Chawri Bazaar Metro station; several feared trapped
3-storey building collapses near Delhi’s Chawri Bazaar Metro station; several feared trapped
The incident was reported at 9.50 am from Gali Sitara, near the Chawri Bazar Metro station, according to news agency
At least six fire units, including water tenders and rescue vehicles, were rushed to the spot with senior officers supervising the rescue operation, the officials was quoted as saying.
What witness saw
A witness, Mohd Nayeem, said he woke up to a crashing sound and saw a body being taken out. “This happened around 9:00 or 9:30. We were asleep when we heard a crashing sound. We all got up and rushed outside. We thought our own house was collapsing. When we checked, we realized it was the house being built next door,” he said, speaking to ANI.
“Three or four lintels had already been cast, and they all collapsed at once. One of the injured laborers said there were about three or four people there. We saw a body being taken out. This building was under construction for the last 3-4 months…,” he added.
The incident comes amid Diwali rush in Old Delhi area, where wholesale markets such as Chandni Chowk and Chawri Bazar see massive footfall of shoppers.
In Chandni Chowk, meanwhile, more than 160-year-old Town Hall — a Grade-I protected heritage building owned by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), has also collapsed, HT reported on Wednesday. The collapse has left the facade, first floor, roof, walls of the main entrance porch and the clock mounted above it collapsed.
The historic building is owned by the very civic body responsible for protecting and maintaining heritage structures across Delhi.
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The complex, which has remained largely unused since MCD shifted its headquarters from this very building in 2011-12, has dilapidated corridors, damaged windows, peeling plaster and blocked passageways.
Last month, four people, including two children, died after a five-storey residential building collapsed in Delhi’s Seemapuri area. Eight people suffered injuries in the incident.