Delhi: Under-Construction Building Collapses in Azad Market, Four Injured (See Pics and Video)

New Delhi, Sep 9: Four people were injured on Friday morning when a four-storey under-construction building collapsed in north Delhi's Azad market, officials said.

According to the fire department, a call regarding the incident was received at 8.30 am. Bihar Shocker: Wife of Man Who Was Sent to Jail for Her Murder Found Alive at Her Father's House in Nepal.

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Delhi | No casualties reported till now, 4 persons injured in Azad market building collapse: DCP North District, Sagar Singh Kalsi pic.twitter.com/AZ6CWIawOa

— ANI (@ANI) September 9, 2022

Deputy Commissioner of Police (north) Sagar Singh Kalsi said the building may have collapsed due to overloading.

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Area so congested can’t even bring a JCB to move/shift or carry the debris. Families told to vacate nearby homes. This is going to be a night-long effort by the @NDRFHQ #housecollapse #AzadMarket pic.twitter.com/iKG0j84fSc

— Milan Sharma MSD (@Milan_reports) September 9, 2022

"Four people have been injured in the incident as of now. Prima facie, it appears that the building collapsed due to overload. No one was staying in it," he added.  The injured were hospitalised, Kalsi said.

Further details are awaited.

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