One person was killed and five others, including a woman, were injured when the basement of an under construction building collapsed in south east Delhi’s New Friends Colony area on Friday. The deceased was identified as Badri, construction labourer while the others working on the site sustained injuries. The four injured persons were identified as Prem, Bhupendra, Chandrapal and Makhan.
The incident took place in house number D-1093 where construction work was in process in the morning at around 10 am. All the injured were rushed to AIIMS Trauma Centre, where doctors declared Badri brought dead, said a senior police official.
Three fire tenders along with an ambulance and six police control room (PCR) teams were rushed to the spot and a rescue operation was launched without any delay, said a Government official. “All victims have been identified as labourers. They were digging out soil from the basement when the building collapsed,” an officer said. “So far, the reason of the collapse hasn’t been ascertained therefore, we are further investigating into the matter,” added police.
The deceased was in his 50s and was survived by his wife and two children. The five others, who received minor injuries, were pulled out of the rubble and were provided medical facility in AIIMS hospital and were later discharged. A case of negligence has been registered against the owner of the building, a police officer said.