New Delhi: At least seven people have been killed and many others injured after a three-storey building collapsed in the Sarai Rohilla in New Delhi on Saturday morning.
The casualty figure could rise as more people are feared trapped in the rubble. Nine people have been rescued, 4 of them are seriously injured. The building collapsed around 9 am in North Delhi's Inderlok area.
"The people rescued have been taken to the hospital, while four JCB machines were rushed to the spot to remove the debris. The rescue work is under progress," an official supervising the rescue operations added.
"The building was around 50 years old and a number of families lived in it. Search and rescue operations are on. Some more may be trapped in the rubble although the number cannot be ascertained as of now," said Deputy Commissioner of Police(North) Madhur Verma.
The incident took place in a congested locality and seems to have been caused by construction work on an adjacent plot, a fire official said.
(With inputs from IANS and PTI)
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