Delhi: Two killed as building collapses in Chawri Bazaar

Two persons were killed after a three-storey building under construction collapsed in Old Delhi’s crowded Chawri Bazar area on Thursday, ANI quoted the Delhi Police as saying.

At least 15 persons are feared trapped under the debris, PTI quoted a Delhi Fire Services official as saying.

VIDEO | Delhi: A three-storey under-construction building collapsed in Old Delhi's Chawri Bazaar, with several people feared trapped under the debris. Rescue operations underway. A DFS official says, "At least 15 people are feared trapped... several have been injured. We received… pic.twitter.com/7PMs4zVQRQ— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 5, 2026

At least six fire department vehicles were at the site to oversee rescue operations, the news agency reported.

This came two months after seven persons were killed after a five-storey building in Satya Niketan collapsed on September 6. The building was being used as paying guest accommodation.

On October 7, five persons were killed as a four-storey building collapsed in northeast Delhi’s Seemapuri.

Edited by Nachiket Deuskar and Tanya Shrivastava.

This is a developing story. It will be updated as new details are available.
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