In separate incidents, two houses collapsed at different localities in the city on Thursday, leaving two girls injured. The incidents were reported from Delhi's Janakpuri and Mukundpur areas. Meanwhile, 14 cars were gutted in a fire in an open ground opposite Vivek Vihar police station during early hours of Thursday.
According to Atul Garg, the Chief Fire Officer, Delhi Fire Services (DFS), "In the first incident two people were injured after the terrace of a house collapsed in Delhi's Mukundpur area on Thursday. We received a call about the house collapse at around12.44 pm after which two fire tenders were rushed to spot. Two persons sustained injuries and they were taken to Babu Jagjeevan Ram hospital with help of the police," said Garg
"The injured identified as Saloni (13) and Naaz (18) sustained minor injuries and were discharged from the hospital after treatment. During initial investigation, it came to light that the terrace of the wall had collapsed and further reason behind wall collapsing will be ascertained after detailed enquiry is done," said a police official.
In second incident reported from West Delhi's Janakprui area, an under-construction house has collapsed. "The call regarding the incident was received at around 3:30 PM on Thursday following which two fire tenders were dispatched for the spot," said Garg. "There was no one in the building at time it collapsed," said a DFS official.
In third incident, 14 cars were gutted in a fire at an open ground opposite Vivek Vihar police station early Thursday. "The fire department received a call about the fire at 2.25 AM after which three fire tenders were rushed to the spot," said Garg.
"The cars parked on an open ground opposite Vivek Vihar police station caught fire. The old cars were kept for sale-purchase purpose. A dealer who is into the business had parked the vehicles there," said a DFS official adding that the fire was brought under control by 3 am.