Two people, including a woman, were killed when the roof of an old building fell upon them in Sonia Vihar, Northeast Delhi on Saturday. Repair work was going on in the building, which is reportedly a 20-25 year old construction.
According to police, the incident took place in pocket-6 of Sonia Vihar area around 4:20 pm. A PCR team was rushed to the spot upon receiving the call and the injured persons were rushed to a nearby hospital.
The owner of the house had undertaken repair work in the house as it was an old construction. The landlady of the house identified as Sunita Beniwal (40) had gone to serve tea to the labours working in her house when the incident took place. A labour identified as Vijay (35) who hailed from Bihar also died in the incident.
“A complaint was received in the control room today around 5-30 p.m. that a building has collapsed in SoniaVihar. The Site was inspected by junior engineer of the area and it was found out to be a property bearing numberA-3/56, gali number-3, pocket-6, Sonia Vihar, ground floor constructed in 50 square yards,” said East Delhi Municipal Corporation Chairman YS Mann.
“Repair work was undertaken by the owner of the property. The roof of the property collapsed during the repairprocess,” he added. “Two executive engineers will conduct an inquiry into the incident and submit the report within 72 hours,” said Mann.