More than 25 people were on Saturday trapped and suffered injury after a temporary structure (pandal/tent) installed near Gate Number 2 of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium collapsed in Delhi, news Agency ANI quoted police as saying.
VIDEO | A tent erected outside the gate no. 2 of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, #Delhi, has collapsed. Rescue operations underway. More details are awaited.
(Source: Third Party) pic.twitter.com/3C86n6L9gi
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 17, 2024
“Around 11.15 am, a call was received about the collapse of a pandal/tent and the possibility of few labourers trapped under it. After arriving on the spot, it was found that 25-30 labourers were trapped under the fallen structure. The pandal was erected for a wedding function. 25-30 people rescued and shifted to AIIMS Trauma Centre and Safdarjung Hospital. NDRF team on the spot now to conduct the rescue operation,” DCP South Ankit Chauhan told ANI.
