Five people were injured after a 70-year-old house collapsed in the Sadar Bazar area of north Delhi on Tuesday. The North Delhi Mayor Jai Prakash also visited the site and took stock of the situation.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also expressed his concern over the incident in a tweet. “Deeply worried to hear about the collapse of a residential building in Sadar Bazar area. The rescue & medical teams and district administration are present at the spot. Rescue operations are underway, I am constantly monitoring the situation,” the CM said in a tweet.
According to Atul Garg, the Director of Delhi Fire Services (DFS), a call about the incident was received around 10.30 Am following which six fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
“On spot, five people have been rescued, of whom three are in a critical condition. The injured have been shifted to the Bara Hindu Rao hospital. The rescue operation lasted till 2.31 pm,” said Garg.
A senior police official, however, said two injured persons -- Naseem (30) and his mother Zarima (60) -- were rushed to Bara Hindu Rao Hospital and they had suffered minor injuries and were later discharged.
North Delhi Mayor, Jai Prakash also visited the incident site and said that the building was 70 years. He said that no causality is reported and 4 persons rescued from the spot.
The Mayor also directed the officials to speed up malba removal action and further asked the officials to survey old buildings which need repair or are dangerous for habitation.
“Those need repair be asked to repair urgently and dangerous but beyond repair be got vacated and be demolished, so that there is no casualty. The dangerous building be got cordoned off to isolate the property,” said the Mayor.
He said that the officials have also been directed to be more vigilant in this regard.