An under-construction banquet hall in north Delhi's Gujranwala Town collapsed on Monday evening. Seven persons trapped under the building debris were rescued and admitted to a hospital, said police.
Police said that the police control room (PCR) received a call about a building collapse at 5.23 pm. Personnel from PCR, Delhi Fire Services and Delhi Disaster Management Authority rushed to the location. It was found that a rear portion of the building situated at B-54 of Industrial Area on Old GT Karnal Road had collapsed.
“There was some construction work was going in the building. When rear portion of the building collapsed. Total 12 persons (labourers) were inside the building during the incident but only seven were injured,” said Aslam Khan, DCP (North West)
She added that no casualty had been reported. The injured are stable and under treatment. “Five injured are under treatment at Sundar Lal Jain Hospital and two are at Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital. In the incident, four private vehicles also got damaged,” added Ms. Khan.
