Lagater24 Desk
New Delhi, July 24: In northeast Delhi’s Mustafabad area, a three-story structure fell on Sunday, killing a 20-year-old male while six members of his family were injured, according to police.
According to Atul Garg, Director of Delhi Fire Service, the incident was reported at around 5 am, and three fire tenders were dispatched immediately to the scene.
Delhi | A house collapsed at around 5am from the Babu Nagar Chane Wali Gali Mustafabad. Total 3 fire tenders were rushed to the site. So far 4 persons have been rescued & sent to the hospital. Search for more people ongoing: Fire officials pic.twitter.com/0aVMDURyzM
— ANI (@ANI) July 24, 2022
Suleman (45), Shabnam (40), their daughters Shabnur (22), Labiya (20), and their sons Sufhiyan (20), Faizan (17), and Arshiyal (15) were extricated by police from the rubble.
According to a senior police official, Sufhiyan was extracted with much difficulty and sent to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
“The family was living in the now collapsed portion of the building as tenants for the last four years,” he said.
The building was constructed about 17-18 years back and is owned by one Shamim Ahmad, police said.
Further details are awaited.
