A 45-year-old man died while three others were injured when part of a balcony of a four-storeyed building collapsed in Central Delhi’s West Patel Nagar area on Saturday afternoon. According to police, the deceased has been identified as Vinod while the injured as Sant Ram (20), Tinku (22)and Chhotu (22).
Sources said that the incident took place around 12:45 pm in the K block of West Patel Nagar, where balcony of first, second and third floor of the four-storeyed building being renovated, reportedly collapsed.
Once part of the third floor balcony fell, the under-construction balconies of the second and first floor caved in, claiming one life and injuring the three youths.
locals present at the site raised an alarm and informed the police and the fire department.
The fire department official said three to four fire tenders were rushed to the spot. A team of Delhi Police rushed the injured to lady Harding Hospital where Vinod was he was declared dead. Meanwhile, the injured labourers are undergoing treatment.
A senior police official said that they have registered a case under Section 304 A (causing death due to negligence) at the Patel Nagar police station against contractor M Praveen. Probe has been initiated.