Overview
- A slab on the first floor of an under‑construction house in Milan Garden, Harsh Vihar, gave way on Sunday evening and rescue teams immediately began clearing debris.
- Six Delhi Fire Service tenders, National Disaster Response Force crews and police are on site conducting search‑and‑rescue operations.
- Officials say two men are feared trapped beneath the rubble, reported as a contractor and his father who were working on the building.
- Police have traced and identified the property owner and have registered legal action even as the exact cause of the collapse remains under investigation.
- The collapse adds to a string of recent deadly building failures in Delhi and could prompt tighter enforcement and more inspections of unauthorised or unsafe construction.