On Friday, August 15, at least six people were killed after the Dargah Sharif Patte Shah roof, located behind the Humayun’s tomb in Delhi Nizamuddin, collapsed, the officials said. Rescue operations are currently underway.
About 11 people were pulled out of the hills of debris and were transported to various hospitals, including the AIIMS traumatic center and the LNJP hospital, five people in the Aiims traumatic center were declared dead, DCP said the southeast.
The district judge of southeast Delhi, Sravan Bagaria, said that the collapse of the walls is “an investigation and measures will be taken if someone lives illegally” on the spot about.
One of the victims admitted to the LNJP is in a critical state.
The area around Dargah remained closed as structural engineers and investigators examined the place.
Who is the five killed?
Of the 11 rescued people, nine were taken to the traumatic center of Aiims and two more to the LNJP and RML hospital.
These five declared dead in the care of trauma Aiims included two men aged 79 and 35 years and three women aged 42 and 40 years.
The visuals from the incident site show the National Answer staff to the reaction to disasters (NDRF) performing searches after collapse.
The authorities explained that the incident did not include the main dome of the 16th century memorial, but a smaller room in its premises.
Humayun’s tomb is a mausoleum in the mid -16th century, which visits tourists.
Eyewitnesses depict the incident
One of the eyewitnesses, who also works in Humayun Tomb, said he and others urged people when they heard noise after collapse.
“I work in Humayun Tomb. When we heard noise, my supervisor ran. We invited people and administration. We slowly pulled out people who were imprisoned,” said Vishal Kumar, eyewitness of PTI.
Initial information suggests that approximately eight to nine people feared trapped under the debris, but the subsequent rescue efforts led to at least 11 people to be pulled out.
What led to collapse?
The officials explained that the collapse was hit by a peripheral cut and the central mausoleum remained intact. While the exact cause of the collapse still needs to be ascertained, preliminary checks indicate that recent rains could quietly weaken the structure before it reduces it.
“There was no damage in the Humayun tomb. A new structure was built near the Humayun tomb; some of them collapsed, and some of them fell on the walls of the tomb,” said PTI Ratish Nanda, Architect of Nature in Aga Khan Trust for Culture.
Where is Humayun’s tomb?
Humayun’s tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun, located near the intersection of Mathra Road and Lodhi Road in Delhi.
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