A fire broke out in a three-storey building in the Usmanpur village under the Aliganj police station limits on late Friday evening. The situation was contained by the police with the help of locals after fighting the blaze for nearly two hours.
According to police officials, the incident took place around 9 PM in the Daulat Ganj area, where a three-storey building, including a basement, suddenly caved in. Initial reports suggested that 13 individuals were trapped under the debris.
A part of a three-storey building collapsed in Delhi's Daryaganj area, near City Wall alongside Sadbhavna Park, killing three workers on the spot, Delhi Police said.
According to Bangarapet police, "A three storey building belonging to an individual identified as Raj Kumar collapsed during the renovation of the ground floor. Three families in the house were evacuated by the fire brigade personnel."
Six children and four others died after a three-storey building collapsed in Zakir Colony, Meerut, due to heavy rains in the area, officials confirmed on Sunday.
A third body was retrieved and handed over to civil police after a three-storey building collapsed in Navi Mumbai's Shahbaz village in CBD Belapur on Saturday morning, National Disaster Response Force sources said.