People flee in panic as 4-storey building collapses in Delhi. Viral video

The 20-year-old building had been built on a 25 square yards plot. (Screengrab from video shared by IANS)

A four-storey building in Delhi's Bhajanpura area collapsed on Wednesday,  police officials said. Although the reason for the collapse is yet to be ascertained, a video doing viral on social media shows the building tilting until it finally crashes onto the road, tearing through electric lines and making people flee in panic, screaming.

According to police officials, the fire department received information at 3:05 pm and a rescue operation is underway, news agency ANI reported. There have been no casualties or injuries as the building was vacated 12 days ago after being declared ‘dangerous’, officials said.

A building collapsed in Bhajanpura area of east #Delhi on Wednesday evening.

According to a senior Delhi Fire Service official, a call regarding the building collapse at #VijayPark was received at 3.05 p.m. following which fire tenders were rushed to the spot. pic.twitter.com/9SkJKUH3Ly — IANS (@ians_india) March 8, 2023

“SHO Jafrabad and SHO Bhajanpura rushed to the spot. The area was cordoned off. BSES and fire brigade also reached the spot and started rescue operation,” DCP northeast Joy Tirkey said. The removal of debris is underway, he added.

The area has been cordoned off and the building's owner has been identified as Aarif Malik, the police said. The 20-year-old structure had been built on a 25 square yards plot.

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In a similar incident, on March 1, a four-storey building collapsed after catching fire on north Delhi's Roshanara road. Three firemen suffered minor injuries and at least 50 others had a narrow escape during the rescue operations.

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