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Crime
50-Year-Old Delhi Building Collapses While Workers Were in Basement
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🗓 07 Sep 2026, 06:51 AM
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A five-decade-old building in Delhi collapsed while construction workers were working in its basement, according to reports. Officials have indicated that illegal renovations driven by greed may have weakened the structure.
The building, estimated to be around 50 years old, collapsed in Delhi while construction workers were engaged in work inside its basement.
Reports suggest that the structure had been weakened by recent illegal renovations carried out under pressure of greed, which officials say revived a dying edifice.
Authorities have launched an investigation to determine the exact causes and to assess responsibility, and they have urged stricter oversight of aging structures in the city.
Reports suggest that the structure had been weakened by recent illegal renovations carried out under pressure of greed, which officials say revived a dying edifice.
Authorities have launched an investigation to determine the exact causes and to assess responsibility, and they have urged stricter oversight of aging structures in the city.