Building collapses in North Delhi, two dead

NEW DELHI: A father-son duo was killed while another man was injured when a three-storey building collapsed in North Delhi's Bara Hindu Rao area this morning.

Nakki (68) and his son Bunty (35) were pulled out of the debris by Fire department officials and rushed to the nearby Gangaram Hospital where they were declared brought dead, police said.

Another man identified as Salman, who too was injured in the incident, is recuperating in the hospital.

"We received a call at around 7:45 AM about the incident. The building was located in Haji Mehboob Gali of Bara Hindu Rao area. Three people were rescued from the rubble out of which two have died. Few more are feared to be trapped under the debris of the building," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Sindhu Pillai.

Officials of Delhi Fire Department, Delhi Police and a team of Disaster Management are carrying the rescue work at the spot, the official said.