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ANI Photo | nine rescued after building collapse in South Delhi as fire breaks out in Mahipalpur factory
A fire broke out at a factory in the Mahipalpur area of New Delhi on the night of May 30th. Fire tenders arrived shortly after being alerted and are currently engaged in extinguishing the blaze. Further details are awaited as relief efforts continue.
Separately, in South Delhi’s Mehrauli police station area, nine people have been rescued hours after a five-storey building collapsed, officials said on Saturday night. Six people are feared to be trapped as the rescue operation proceeds.
South Delhi Deputy Commissioner of Police Anant Mittal told the media that police reached the scene immediately upon receiving information and that a joint rescue operation involving the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Fire Services, and Delhi Police is underway.
“A building has collapsed, and right after that, we got a call regarding this. Immediately, maximum staff from the Mehrauli Police Station arrived at the spot, and it was seen that an old building had collapsed. Its debris has fallen on a structure. It is being told that a canteen of some medical students was running there, and some people might be trapped in it. Till now, our staff has rescued around nine people from here… By creating a green corridor, we have evacuated multiple ambulances from here, and right now the rescue efforts are being done by NDRF, DDMA, Fire and Police, and will continue to do so,” he stated.
Suneel Kumar Singh, Commandant of the NDRF, said: “Two teams of NDRF are working here, and when we came, we were told that four live victims have been rescued by the local agency… We have done the search with our equipment… As of now, no trace of a live victim or an unconscious dead victim has been found. Now, mechanical efforts have started with JCB. There is a lot of debris. The work of clearing the debris is progressing. If we get some traces of any live victim or unconscious victim, then we will do our job. There is no report of casualties from our side yet.”
Dharamvir Sejwal, Deputy Chief Warden of Headquarters Civil Defence, said, “All of my seniors are here. 5 to 6 people are still trapped. Rescue work is underway. This is a commercial area.”
An eyewitness reported that his aunt remains trapped under the debris as rescue efforts continue. “Some people must still be stuck there. It was at least a 5-storey building. My aunt is still stuck there,” he added.
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