Delhi: Building collapses near Saket metro station, eight rescued

At least eight persons were rescued on Saturday after a three-storey building collapsed near Delhi’s Saket metro station, The Hindu reported.

The Delhi Fire Services received a call about the collapse at 7.45 pm, after which five fire vehicles were sent to the spot, the newspaper quoted unidentified officials as saying. Local residents had already rescued three persons by the time the emergency personnel arrived.

“The building, located at Saidulajab near Saket metro station, had ground plus three upper floors,” an unidentified Delhi Fire Services official was quoted as saying by The Hindu. “The third floor was under construction. It is not clear whether the building was privately owned or a government building.”

The structure fell on an adjacent tin shed canteen, where some children were eating dinner, and were trapped under the debris.

The building housed a coaching centre, cafes and offices, and construction work was underway on the third floor, PTI reported.

Rescue personnel were working to reach those still stuck underneath the debris, Dharamveer Singh, an official from the district magistrate’s office, told the news agency.

“Around six to seven people are still believed to be trapped under the collapsed building,” Singh said, according to PTI. “Their faces can be seen from outside, and NDRF [National Disaster Response Force] personnel are working to rescue them.”

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