A construction laborer was tragically killed and two co-workers sustained severe crush injuries when the structural slab of a three-story residential building collapsed unexpectedly during unauthorized renovation activities in East Delhi’s congested Shakarpur locality. Emergency response teams from the Delhi Fire Services and the National Disaster Response Force rushed to the scene following frantic distress calls from neighboring residents.
Rescue specialists operated hydraulic cutters, acoustic listening devices, and concrete spreaders through narrow residential alleyways to extract trapped laborers buried underneath tons of pulverised masonry and twisted iron rebar. Medics pronounced one migrant worker dead on arrival at the nearby civil hospital, while the surviving two workers were admitted to intensive trauma care with multiple bone fractures.
Municipal Corporation of Delhi inspectors confirmed that property owners had initiated extensive basement excavation and load-bearing wall alterations without procuring mandatory structural stability certificates or municipal building permissions. Law enforcement authorities registered a criminal case under sections governing death by negligence against the building contractor and property owner.
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https://indianexpress.com/article/india/today-india-breaking-news-live-updates-29-september-2026-ujjain-shahi-masjid-du-protests-mayawati-evm-10898418/