In Brief
- A multi-storey residential building collapsed around 3:30 PM on October 7 near Idgah Machhli Mandi in New Seemapuri, damaging adjacent structures.
- Three fatalities have been confirmed, including a child and a woman, while at least eight to eleven people were injured or rescued from the rubble.
- Joint emergency operations involving the Delhi Fire Service, National Disaster Response Force, Delhi Police, and local residents continued into the night.
Tragedy struck Northeast Delhi on Wednesday afternoon when a multi-storey residential building collapsed in New Seemapuri, leaving at least three people dead and eight to eleven others injured. The incident occurred around 3:30 PM near Idgah Machhli Mandi, when the aging structure suddenly caved in, causing portions of its debris to collapse onto adjoining houses and an adjacent mosque boundary wall.
The fatal collapse comes just weeks after another major structural failure rocked the national capital—the tragic collapse in Satya Niketan—raising renewed concerns over civic negligence, illegal construction, and the safety of aging, compromised buildings across Delhi.
Search and rescue operations continued throughout the evening into the night as specialized equipment and sniffer dog units worked through the heavy rubble to clear debris and locate trapped residents. The injured were immediately evacuated and rushed to nearby medical facilities for urgent treatment.
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