New Delhi: A four-storey building collapsed in the Bhajanpura area of the national capital on Wednesday but no casualty was reported, a Delhi Fire Service official said.
Delhi Fire Service Director Atul Garg said that around 3 pm, a call was received about a building collapse in the Vijay Park area near the Sai Baba temple here. Four fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The debris is being cleared, he said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast) Joy Tirkey said SHOs of Jafrabad and Bhajanpura rushed to the spot and the area was cordoned off.
BSES and the fire brigade also reached the spot and started the rescue operation, the police officer said, adding the building’s owner was identified as Aarif Malik. The 20-year-old building, built on a 25-square-yard plot was abandoned some time ago, police said. The police officials said that the reason for the collapse is yet to be ascertained.
A video of the building collapsing has gone viral on social media. The video shot by locals shows a massive multi-storey building crashing onto the ground as the onlookers run hither and thither. Another video shared on Twitter shows people walking close to the heap of debris left behind after the house crashed.
Earlier on March 1, a four-storey building collapsed after catching fire in north Delhi's Roshanara Road but fortunately, there was no loss of life, said police. In yet another incident in the national capital in December, a four-story building collapsed with video capturing the frightening moment. The incident took place in Shastri Nagar. There was no casualty in the incident as the building was already empty.
