Three persons suffered minor injuries when a portion of a three-storeyed building known as Tili Kothi collapsed on them at the Arya Samaj Road in Central Delhi’s Karol Bagh area on Thursday evening. In light of this, traffic snarls were reported between Bagga Links and Arya Samaj Road, tweeted Delhi Traffic Police. According to the fire department officials, the incident took place at 5.55 pm when Vidya Devi (75) was standing with her two sons Narender and Surender at the ground floor when a portion of the building fell on them. Five fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
Meanwhile, police said that locals informed the fire department and the police after which rescue operations were carried out and all the three were rushed to LNJP hospital. In a separate incident, six persons including a three-year-old boy suffered minor injuries when they fell from their balcony at South-east Delhi’s Tughalakabad Extension area on Wednesday night. According to the police, the incident was reported at around 8 pm when Noor Jahan along with her 3-year-old son Anas, Mumtaz Ali, Jayeda Khatun and her 11-year-old daughter Khazana were standing in the balcony of their second floor house. Police said that they were taken to a nearby hospital and were later discharged.