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Delhi Building Collapse Kills Four, Injures Eight
A building in New Seemapuri, Delhi, suddenly fell down on Wednesday afternoon.
Four people died, and eight people were hurt.
Some children were caught in the collapse, but several were rescued.
One boy was found safe in a corner of a room.
Neighbours said the building had been made taller without making its base stronger.
They also said noisy, heavy construction was happening next door.
The city corporation said the building was about 20 to 25 years old.
The cause of the collapse has not been established in the article.
A four-storey building collapsed beside Kadimi Eidgah ground in New Seemapuri, Northeast Delhi, around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday.
Four people were killed and eight injured; rescuers recovered bodies and survivors from the rubble.
Among those killed were Hazra Bibi, Nusrat and Ghulafsa; children Abdaan, Zoya and Arhaan were among those caught in the collapse, with Arhaan surviving.
Residents alleged that extra concrete floors were added without strengthening the foundation and that heavy construction work was underway next door.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi said the structure was around 20–25 years old; residents said officials had visited after complaints about a month earlier.
- Who
- Residents and visitors were caught in the collapse; four people died and eight were injured.
- What
- A four-storey building collapsed, trapping residents and visitors beneath rubble.
- Where
- Beside Kadimi Eidgah ground in New Seemapuri, Northeast Delhi.
- When
- Around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday; the article does not specify the date.
- Why
- The cause is not established. Residents alleged that added floors, an inadequately strengthened foundation and nearby construction may have contributed.
Residents’ allegations
Official information
Possible factors in the collapse
Residents’ allegations
Residents alleged Anwar added heavy concrete slabs and extra floors without adequately strengthening the foundation, while heavy drilling and vibrating machinery were being used at an adjoining property.
Official information
The MCD described the structure as a 20–25-year-old ground-plus-three-floor building. The article reports no official conclusion on what caused the collapse.
Prior inspection
Residents’ allegations
Residents said MCD officials and police visited about a month earlier after complaints, inspected the added slabs and accepted Anwar’s assurance that the building was secure without assessing its old foundation.
Official information
The MCD’s statement described the building, its location and age. A comment addressing residents’ allegations was awaited.
Key facts
- Deaths
- 4
- Injured
- 8
- Collapse time
- Around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday
- Location
- New Seemapuri, Northeast Delhi
- Building description
- Ground-plus-three-floor structure, around 20–25 years old, according to the MCD
- Land
- About 25 square yards belonging to the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, according to the MCD
- Police action
- Police registered a case; identification of recovered body parts was pending DNA examination.
Quotes
Muslima Bibi
A resident of the collapsed building whose five-year-old son was rescued.
“I had left my son along with my uncle in the room. My brother called me, screaming that the building had collapsed and that my son could not be found. I rushed there.”
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“Their identification is pending and will be ascertained through DNA examination.”
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Sources
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