New Delhi [India], October 23 : A child was injured after a balcony of a building collapsed at Photo Chowk in Delhi’s Welcome area.
Fire Officer Anoop Singh said the injured child was taken to a hospital for treatment. Two people were rescued from the building and brought down using a ladder, he added.
“A child got injured in the incident and has been taken to the hospital...Two individuals have been rescued; they were brought down using a ladder. The building has been evacuated," Singh said.
The building has been evacuated following the incident.
Further details are awaited.
Earlier, in a separate incident in Noida, two labourers were injured after the roof of a house collapsed during repair work in the Brahmpuri area under Dadri Police Station limits on Sunday, police said.
According to Noida Police, the incident occurred on October 4 when repair work was underway on the roof, and it suddenly collapsed, trapping some labourers.
On receiving information, local police and a fire service unit reached the spot and launched a rescue operation. Two injured workers, identified as Irfan alias Titu and Haider Ali, were rescued and shifted to a hospital for treatment.
Rescue operations were underway, with senior officials present at the site.