Chawri Bazar building collapse: NDRF carries out search and rescue after the incident (Img: X)
New Delhi: At least two people are feared dead, and several are injured and trapped after a three-storey building under construction collapsed in Old Delhi's Chawri Bazar area on Thursday morning.
Rescue operations have begun, and authorities have rushed six fire units, water tenders, and medical teams to the scene.
Delhi: DCP (Central) Rohit Rajbir Singh reaches the spot following the collapse of a three-storey under-construction building in Old Delhi's Chawri Bazar https://t.co/7rGdxo9f05
— IANS (@ians_india) November 5, 2026
The incident is the latest in the series of building collapses in the national Capital.
DCP (Central) Rohit Rajbir Singh has reached the spot to assess the situation.
Delhi: DCP (Central) Rohit Rajbir Singh reaches the spot following the collapse of a three-storey under-construction building in Old Delhi's Chawri Bazar https://t.co/7rGdxo9f05
— IANS (@ians_india) November 5, 2026
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A witness said that the building collapsed and he saw that a body was being taken out from the debris. He said that no one was living in the building and was not occupied by the residents. He said that only labourers were present inside the building when it collapsed.
The incident comes days after two men were killed when two slabs of a building collapsed in the Milan Garden area of northeast Delhi.
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The incident occurred during the construction of a new floor above an old house. A portion of the existing roof reportedly gave way during the work, triggering the collapse of the slab above it.
