Editor Mr.Mayank Rawat ( Chief Editor Mr. Rohit Mishra )
New Delhi: Days after a four-storey building collapsed in northeast Delhi’s Mustafabad, claiming 11 lives, another building was found tilting a few kilometres away in Dayalpur on Wednesday. This triggered panic among the residents, who were evacuated within a few hours.
Police said that they received a call on Wednesday morning about a tilted building on 33 Futa Road. The building, constructed on a 25-square-yard plot, was deemed unsafe. Three families were residing on its different floors, and the authorities quickly evacuated all the residents to ensure their safety.
In the aftermath of this incident, residents of two buildings nearby also expressed similar safety concerns. Police swung into action and proceeded to evacuate the residents of these buildings as well as a precautionary measure. “Evacuations were necessary to avoid any harm or casualties in case the situation worsened. A total of four families were evacuated from these two buildings,” the officer said.
Police have, meanwhile, alerted the civic body to the risks posed by potentially unstable buildings. “People must contact the authorities concerned if they feel that their buildings are dangerous. It will be unsafe to stay inside such buildings,” the officer added.
A four-storey building collapsed in Mustafabad last Saturday. Inquiry revealed that construction work was underway at the building just hours before the incident. A wall between two shops on the ground floor was removed allegedly in violation of the building norms.
According to data shared by the fire department, the city has witnessed a concerning trend of building collapses over the past few years. In the financial year 2022-2023, a total of 349 building cave-ins were reported, resulting in 43 deaths and 315 injuries. In 2023-2024, 371 such cases were reported. The number of fatalities decreased to 23. In total, 171 people were injured.
Data from April 2024 to Jan 27, 2025 shows 413 reported cases of collapses, which led to 32 deaths and 187 injuries.
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