New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: A building collapsed in Delhi's Khazoori Khas area on Monday, claiming the life of a three-year-old kid. The child was trapped in the debris for around an hour before she suffocated to death.
Fire fighters and police officials reached the spot as soon as the information was received. They managed to rescue the girl after a lot of hard work. The girl child, identified as Manvi, was admitted to Jag Pravesh Chand Hospital, where doctors declared her dead during treatment. Police have sent the body for postmortem.
According to the police, Manvi lived with her family at E-249, Street Number-4, Khazoori Khas. The family consists of father Vikas, mother Jyoti, grandfather Chandrapal. The roof of the two-storey house is made of iron garter.
According to the neighbours, the construction work for third floor had started on Monday. However, the roof of the second floor could not withstand the weight of the building material. Due to the debris, a part of the roof of the first floor also collapsed and fell down at around 10 am.
Manvi was playing in the room on the first floor at the time of the accident. As soon as the debris of the roof fell, she was trapped in it. The house collapsed as the roof fell. Family members started running away to save their lives when it was found that Manvi was buried under the debris.
The girl was found unconscious after the debris was removed. No one else has been reported injured in this accident. Karawal Nagar MLA Mohan Singh Bisht, Leader of Opposition Manoj Tyagi and District Deputy Commissioner of Police Ved Prakash Surya reached the spot.