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Rescue Teams Search After Five-Storey Delhi Building Collapse
A five-storey building fell down in Delhi’s Seemapuri area on Wednesday afternoon.
People may be trapped under the pieces of the building.
Rescue workers arrived after the Delhi Fire Service was alerted at about 3:30 p.m.
They are searching through the rubble.
Officials had not yet confirmed how many people were trapped or whether anyone was injured or killed.
Traffic police asked people to stay away so emergency vehicles could move through.
The cause of the collapse was not yet known.
Last month, another building collapse in Satya Niketan killed seven people and injured others.
A five-storey building collapsed in Seemapuri, northeast Delhi, on Wednesday afternoon.
Delhi Fire Service was alerted at about 3:30 p.m. and sent fire tenders and rescue workers.
Rescue teams are searching the rubble for people who may be trapped; the number of trapped people and any casualties were not known.
Delhi Traffic Police urged commuters to avoid the area and follow traffic instructions amid congestion near Seemapuri Gol Chakkar and DLF Bhopura.
The collapse followed a separate building collapse in Satya Niketan last month that killed seven people and injured others.
- Who
- Delhi Fire Service rescue workers and other emergency responders; people may be trapped.
- What
- A five-storey building collapsed, prompting a search and rescue operation.
- Where
- Seemapuri, northeast Delhi.
- When
- Wednesday afternoon; the Delhi Fire Service was informed at about 3:30 p.m.
- Why
- Rescue teams began searching because people were reportedly trapped; the cause of the collapse was not yet known.
Key facts
- Building
- Five storeys
- Location
- Seemapuri, northeast Delhi
- Reported time
- Wednesday afternoon; Delhi Fire Service was informed at approximately 3:30 p.m.
- Response
- Fire tenders and rescue workers were sent to the scene, and a search was underway.
- Casualties
- The number of people trapped and any injuries or deaths were not immediately known.
- Traffic
- Traffic congestion was reported near Seemapuri Gol Chakkar, DLF Bhopura and nearby roads.
- Related incident
- A separate Satya Niketan building collapse last month killed seven people and injured others.
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