Building collapses in Delhi's Taimur Nagar, two feared trapped

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New Delhi: An old building collapsed in south east Delhi's Taimur Nagar this morning, an official said.

Two persons are suspected to be trapped under the debris.

50-60 yrs old building collapsed at 9:45 AM in Taimur Nagar. It belonged to a retd Govt servant Dhruv Kumar; he along with a labourer may still be under the rubble. 3 fire tenders and a team of DDMA, local police are at the spot:DCP South East Romil Baniya #Delhi pic.twitter.com/3dvF50Lp0a — ANI (@ANI) November 24, 2017

A call was received at 9.50 am about the collapse and three fire tenders were rushed to the spot, a senior officer from the Delhi Fire Services said.

Rescue work is underway, he said.

The building is an old one and it was under construction.