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Chawri Bazaar Building Collapse Kills Three as Rescue and Probe Continue

Officials say the collapse reveals enforcement failures and unauthorised work, triggering criminal probes, suspensions, arrests,

NDRF personnel conduct a search and rescue operation at the site after a three-storey building under construction collapsed at Chawri Bazaar, Delhi
Chawri Bazar building collapse: At least six fire units, including water tenders and rescue vehicles, were reportedly rushed to the scene.
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Overview

  • A three‑storey building under construction in Old Delhi’s Chawri Bazaar collapsed on Thursday, November 5, trapping workers and prompting a multi‑agency rescue that has continued into Saturday.
  • Rescue teams from the Delhi Fire Services, NDRF, Delhi Police and MCD recovered five people from the debris; three were found dead and two injured and now stable.
  • The MCD suspended a junior engineer and an assistant engineer and registered an FIR against the owner and contractors while police say several contractors have been arrested as part of the criminal probe.
  • Preliminary technical findings by police and civic officials point to unauthorised, rushed construction and the removal of temporary centring before concrete cured, plus use of non‑engineered material, as likely causes.
  • The collapse has renewed wider safety concerns after recent Delhi failures, exposed gaps between police warnings and civic action, and could prompt stricter audits and faster enforcement in crowded market lanes with limited emergency access.