Archive · 20 Sep 2026
Delhi Construction Building Collapses; Workers Safe, No Deaths Reported
A building being built in Delhi suddenly collapsed.
Workers were doing lintel work when it happened.
Police think the temporary supports holding the structure up may have fallen.
Labourers were at the site during the collapse.
No one was reported dead.
No one was reported trapped either.
All the workers were found safe and accounted for.
Police are still checking exactly what happened.
A building under construction collapsed in Delhi while lintel work was underway.
Delhi Police said supporting shuttering preliminarily appears to have fallen, causing the collapse.
Labourers were working at the site when the incident occurred.
No deaths or trapped people were reported, and all workers were accounted for.
Delhi Police said further verification of the incident is in progress.
- Who
- Labourers were working at the construction site; Delhi Police is investigating.
- What
- A building under construction collapsed during lintel work.
- When
- The date and time were not specified.
- Where
- Delhi, India; the specific location was not specified.
- Why
- Delhi Police said it preliminarily appeared that supporting shuttering fell.
- Incident
- Collapse of a building under construction
- Location
- Delhi
- Work underway
- Lintel work
- Preliminary cause
- Supporting shuttering apparently fell
- Deaths reported
- None
- People trapped
- None reported
- Worker status
- All workers safe and accounted for
- Investigation
- Further verification is in progress