Early on Thursday morning, the two-story building housing a textile business collapsed in the Welcome neighbourhood of northeast Delhi, killing two workers and injuring another, according to police.
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast), Joy Tirkey, a call on the collapse of the two-story structure was received at 2:15 in the morning. According to him, the ground floor was being used as a factory for jeans, while the first story remained empty.
“Three workers who were trapped under the debris were pulled out and rushed to the GTB Hospital, where two of them were declared dead,” another officer said.
Delhi Fire Service (DFS) station officer of Geeta Colony Anoop Singh said four vehicles of the fire brigade were deployed for the rescue operation.
“When we reached the spot, we saw a building had collapsed and a few people were trapped. We rescued three people and sent them to a hospital,” he said.
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