Overview
- A concrete slab at an under‑construction house in Milan Garden, Harsh Vihar, gave way on Sunday evening while crews were adding an upper floor, triggering an immediate rescue response.
- Teams from the Delhi Fire Service, National Disaster Response Force, police, DDMA and Civil Defence used JCBs and heavy equipment to clear debris and locate anyone trapped.
- Two men who were pulled from the rubble were taken to hospital and later declared dead, with reports identifying them as a 60‑year‑old and a 36‑year‑old who were working on the site.
- Police say the owner of the property has been traced and legal proceedings have begun while investigators probe whether a weak existing roof or the installation of a new lintel or slab caused the collapse.
- The collapse follows several deadly building failures in Delhi this year linked by officials and reporters to unauthorised additions to old single‑storey structures and gaps in enforcement, raising local safety concerns.