New Delhi, April 19: At least four people have succumbed to their injuries, and 14 people were rescued after a four-storey building collapsed in Delhi's Mustafabad area on Saturday morning, police said, adding that around eight people are still feared trapped under the debris. Sandeep Lamba, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) North East District, told ANI that the incident took place at 3 am.
"Fourteen people were rescued, but four among them succumbed...It was a four-storey building...The rescue operation is underway. 8-10 people are still feared trapped," he said. According to officials, teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Delhi Police have reached the spot, and a rescue operation is currently underway. Mustafabad Building Collapse: 4 Dead, Several Feared Trapped After 4-Storey Building Collapses in Delhi (Watch Videos).
Building Collapses in Mustafabad
#WATCH | Delhi: 4 people died after a building collapsed in the Mustafabad area; rescue and search operation is underway
8-10 people are still feared trapped, said Sandeep Lamba, Additional DCP, North East District pic.twitter.com/qFGALhkPv3
— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2025
#WATCH | Delhi | 4 people died after a building collapsed in the Mustafabad area; rescue and search operation is underway
8-10 people are still feared trapped, said Sandeep Lamba, Additional DCP, North East District pic.twitter.com/UT0KcxUcSO
— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2025
Mustafabad Building Collapse Caught on Camera
#WATCH | Delhi: Mustafabad building collapse caught on camera.
As per Delhi Police, "Among the 10 people who were taken out, 4 succumbed. Rescue operations still underway"
(Source - local resident) https://t.co/lXyDvOpZ3q pic.twitter.com/NlknYWODRR
— ANI (@ANI) April 19, 2025
Rajendra Atwal, Divisional Fire Officer, told ANI that they received a call regarding a house collapse around 2:50 am. "We reached the spot and found out that the entire building has collapsed and people are trapped under the debris...NDRF, Delhi Fire Service are working to rescue the people...," he said. Mustafabad Building Collapse Caught on Camera: 4 Dead, Several Feared Trapped; CCTV Video of Mishap Surfaces.
On April 11, one person was killed and two others sustained injuries after a wall of an under-construction building collapsed near Madhu Vihar police station in Delhi during the dust storm which struck the national capital, as per police.
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