At least ten people including three children were killed and several others are trapped under the debris as a three-storey residential building in Tulsi Nagar area of Inderlok, Delhi collapsed on Saturday.
The Home Ministery condoled the loss of lives and prayed for speedy recovery of those injured in the accident
A team of NDRF officials has already reached the spot to help the people affected by the tragedy, HMO India tweeted.
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal visited the site of the incident today and said that the people who are responsible for the collapse of the building must be punished, adding, “This is sad incident,I pray for the strength of families of the deceased.”
According to the eye-witnesses, the incident occurred in the morning around 8.30 am due to construction work on the adjacent plot. They also said that the building was 50-year old and many families were staying there.
While 14 people have been pulled out from the debris, rescue operation is on to save others feared trapped.