New Delhi: In yet another building collapse reported in Delhi, 2 slabs of a house collapsed in northeast Delhi on Sunday evening. Two people, believed to be a father and his son, have died in the incident, reported NDTV. The collapse comes just weeks after a similar incident was reported from Satya Niketan area, which is close to Delhi University’s South Campus.

Father-son duo dead

A father-son duo, identified as 60-year-old Chanderpal and 33-year-old Vijay Kumar were trapped under the debris when the building came crashing down. They were rescued and rushed to a hospital. However, the doctors at the facility declared them dead soon after admission.

The building which collapsed is owned by a person identified as Manoj Kumar. The building had 2 floors, a ground floor being used as a godown and there was a structure above it on the first floor. Both of them collapsed.

The building lies in the Milan Garden area, which comes under the Harsh Vihar Police Station. Soon after the building collapsed, a large-scale rescue operation was launched. It involved the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel, Delhi Fire Services, the local police Civil defence personnel and the locals.

The Delhi Fire Services said that they received a call regarding the building collapse at around 6:46 pm on Sunday. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot. They started clearing the debris, amid reports that 2 people could be trapped under the rubble.

Divisional Fire Officer Ravinder Singh was quoted as saying that the rescue operation continued for nearly 14 hours. It was later called off. He said that teams of the fire department would continue to remain at the site for now.

The latest building collapse in Delhi, comes just weeks after a PG accommodation in Satya Niketan collapsed. 7 people died in the last incident.

Construction was underway in the northeast Delhi building

The Police said that construction work was underway in this building located in Harsh Vihar. The original structure was reportedly old and rickety. The police personnel said that the area is a narrow bylane and cramped with houses. Initially it was even difficult to identify which building collapsed.

Delhi Ministers Kapil Mishra and Ashish Sood had visited the area when the rescue work was on. This was before the 2 deaths were confirmed.