Daryaganj Building Collapse: Three people lost their lives after a three-storey building collapsed in Delhi’s Daryaganj area on Wednesday, according to police sources quoted by PTI.

According to Jagran.com, the structure was an old, deteriorated house. Upon receiving the call, fire engines and police teams reached the scene quickly. Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said they received the alert about the collapse at 12:14 PM, after which four fire tenders were dispatched to the site.

Three people were initially rescued from the debris and shifted to LNJP Hospital. Locals claim that more individuals may still be trapped underneath. The incident took place at Satbhavana Park, near Ghata Masjid on the Ring Road in Daryaganj. Additional rescue personnel are on their way to assist.

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“The building that collapsed was three-storeyed,” a DFS official said, adding, “Three persons were rescued from the debris and immediately taken to hospital,” as quoted by PTI.

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The full extent of damage and total number of injuries remains unclear. Rescue efforts are currently ongoing, and the cause of the collapse is yet to be determined.

This tragedy comes just over a month after a similar collapse in Delhi’s Welcome area, where six members of a family died when an unauthorised four-storey residential building gave way on July 12.