Archive · 29 Sep 2026
False Building Collapse Call Triggers Emergency Response in Delhi
A man in Delhi made a phone call about a building supposedly tilting.
Officials said he was allegedly drunk at the time.
The call came from the Maidan Garhi area.
The Delhi Fire Services received it at about 2:50 p.m.
on Tuesday.
Three fire tenders went to check the building.
They found that no building had collapsed or tilted.
Police and city officials also arrived.
The call was later declared malicious, and nobody was reported hurt.
A man allegedly under the influence of alcohol reported that a building had tilted in Maidan Garhi, south Delhi.
The Delhi Fire Services received the call at about 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday.
Three fire tenders were sent to investigate the suspected building collapse.
Officials found that no building had collapsed or tilted and declared the call malicious.
Delhi Police and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi also responded; no untoward incident was reported.
- Who
- A man allegedly under the influence of alcohol, along with responding fire, police, and municipal teams.
- What
- A false report claimed that a building had tilted or collapsed.
- When
- Tuesday, at approximately 2:50 p.m.
- Where
- Maidan Garhi in south Delhi.
- Why
- Officials said the call was malicious; the man was allegedly under the influence of alcohol.
- Location
- Maidan Garhi, south Delhi
- Call time
- Approximately 2:50 p.m. on Tuesday
- Fire response
- Three fire tenders were dispatched
- Finding
- No building had collapsed or tilted
- Call classification
- Declared malicious
- Other responders
- Delhi Police and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi
- Reported injuries or incidents
- No untoward incident was reported