Narrow Escape as Four-Storey Building Crashes Down in Karawal Nagar

New Delhi: In a narrow escape, several residents were rescued after being evacuated just moments before a four-storey residential building collapsed in northeast Delhi’s Karawal Nagar on Wednesday evening.

Information about building collapse in Prakash Vihar was received around 6.38 pm.

A preliminary inquiry revealed that construction and repair work on a nearby drain was being carried out by a civic department of Uttar Pradesh. Residents reportedly noticed cracks developing in the structure around 3 pm and alerted authorities. As a precautionary measure, the building was evacuated well before the collapse, helping avert what could have been a major tragedy.

Police said no injuries or casualties were reported in the incident.