A building collapsed in Delhi’s Burari area on Monday, the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) department said. As per DFS, several people have been feared trapped inside the house near Oscar Public School in Burari’s Kaushik enclave. 

A total of nine fire tenders have been rushed to the spot. The cause of the building collapse is yet to be ascertained. Visuals from the collapse site showed huge piles of rubble and debris scattered around the area. Many ambulances also reached the spot. 

Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal expressed his sorrow surrounding the incident and wrote in a post on X, “This incident is very sad. Our MLA from Burari, Sanjeev Jha ji, has been instructed to immediately go there with party workers and help the administration in relief and rescue work. Also help the local people in every possible way.”

(More details awaited)