3-storey building collapses in Delhi’s Chawri Bazaar
The official said the building was still under construction, although work had been stopped around 15 days before the collapse.
“In view of the recent incident and the developments arising therefrom, and considering the prima facie case of severe dereliction of duty, you are hereby placed under suspension with immediate effect, pending further inquiry,” the orders stated. Two people were killed after being trapped under the debris, while several others were initially feared trapped, police said. The identities of the deceased are yet to be established, police said. The construction material used was non-engineered and had not set properly, which may have contributed to the collapse, they said.
Multiple teams, including personnel from the Delhi Fire Services, were deployed to carry out rescue operations. NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has suspended an assistant engineer and a junior engineer following the collapse of a three-storey building under construction in Old Delhi’s Chawri Bazaar, which killed two people and injured four others on Thursday.
Four injured people had been taken to a hospital by local residents before the fire department teams reached the site, an official said. A Delhi Fire Services rescue team pulled out two bodies from the rubble.