00:00What is the number that you believe that we are looking at who could be fear trapped?
00:056 to 7 is what is coming for. Do you think it could be more?
00:07What telepolis sources are telling us?
00:11Yes, what telepolis sources have confirmed to us at this point, two people have lost their life.
00:16One person has been taken out, injured, whereas 6 to 7 others are still inside.
00:21The number could go up. It is still not confirmed that how many people could be trapped over there
00:25because there were laborers that were staying over there and the construction work had just started
00:30and just minutes after that the entire building had collapsed.
00:34So yes, there are a lot of questions that needs answering at this point.
00:37However, the focus of the authorities is to initially ensure the locations where the people could have been trapped
00:42and then go ahead and carry out with the rescue operations.
00:47So the search operations are underway. The rescue operations could take some time.
00:51As I have mentioned that there is no way that machineries could get over here
00:56and hence everything needs to be done in the conventional methods to the conventional routes that were utilised by...
01:02So telling me that unlike Satya Niketan where there were actually, there were cranes that were brought in,
01:07there were these big equipment that were brought in that could help rescue personnel,
01:11that cannot come here. It will have to be all done by hand.
01:17Well, yes, no heavy machinery. There is no way any sort of a heavy machinery could come over here.
01:22If I could just show you around. This is the length of the approach road and right in front of
01:27me
01:28is the lane that goes towards the spot where the incident has happened.
01:32And if you could just get a sense of how close these two walls are,
01:37you'll get an exact sense of how congested is this entire location and let alone any sort of heavy machinery.
01:45Even two to three people cannot walk simultaneously in these streets and hence it is impossible for rescuers
01:51to even take out the debris that has collected over there because the debris that has collected
01:55or the rubble that has collected needs to be taken out from there so that there could be more space
01:59for the rescue operations to be done.
02:01And even for that, even for removing that debris, there is no space as to where can they throw the
02:06debris.
02:06So the entire operation that will be done will be done through hand.
02:11They will have to dig through hand without even having the option to remove the extra part of the debris
02:17away.
02:17They will have to climb atop those debris and then dig through vertically to get anywhere close to the locations
02:24where the people are stuck.
02:25It was a three-story building, so the rubble that has collected is also pretty high,
02:28is also approximately 10 feet in height.
02:31So it is a very, very herculean task for the rescuers to carry out the operation and ensure that they
02:36are also safe
02:38and they do not hurt themselves in this operation as well.
02:41So it is a very, very uphill task that has now been undertaken by the NDRN and the daily fire
02:46services.
02:46Look at the lane that Anshul Singh, my colleague, is reporting from, that it is such a narrow lane that
02:53machines cannot come in,
02:54which means cranes, any kind of heavy equipment, the JCB machines cannot come in.
02:58And that is why you see only the rescue personnel.
03:01Unlike Satya Niketan, at least where there were big machines that could be pulled in,
03:05and that is why these narrow lanes, and I can tell you, all Dhilliwalas know what old Delhi really is
03:10about.
03:10Yes, it is a bustling festive season, it would be packed, but it is also a reminder of how, when
03:15guidelines are not followed, what can happen.
03:17And incidents like this was waiting to happen here in old Delhi, and I fear this could be much worse,
03:22especially with the kind of wires we see exposed all the time.
03:26But Anshul, as I return to you, as we are looking at these top-angle views as well of the
03:30building,
03:30where teams of fire personnel and rescue personnel were on the job,
03:35isn't it like Satya Niketan that you are mentioning, there was also under-construction work that was happening there,
03:41similarly under-construction work happening here, and then the building collapses?
03:49Well, yes, definitely it seems like that, and this time around as well, the similarities are way too much.
03:55In fact, this was also an illegal construction, is what we have been told, Prime of Assayya, at this point
03:59in time,
03:59that this entire construction was done in an illegal manner, without taking requisite permissions from the MCD.
04:05But, again, it is very, almost naive to expect that the Delhi police or the MCD did not have any
04:11idea that this building was being constructed over here.
04:15So, yet another case of corruption, as it seems, is coming to the fore, and due to this greed of
04:20a few government officers,
04:22again, seven people's life is something that is in danger, two people have already lost their lives.
04:28And, again, it is the same sequence of events that can be seen being transpired over here.
04:33But, yes, the only difference being that in Satya Niketan, there were heavy machineries that were pushed into action just
04:39hours after the incident had happened.
04:40But, in this case, that is something that cannot be done absolutely, and that is the reason why it is
04:46going to take a long haul for the fire department and the authorities over here to go ahead and carry
04:53on with this entire rescue operation.
04:55So, yes, it is going to take some time for them as the Delhi police is trying to ensure that
05:00a green corridor is built in this entire area.
05:02Stay on with me. As we see, police personnel have been deployed.
05:05The area clearly has been barricaded, but it is a scary visual.
05:10Remember, it is a nightmare. Any building that is suddenly collapsing, there are people, whether working or living inside.
05:15Anshul is telling us that there were possibly some labourers and workers who were also residing in this building.
05:20Anshul, when you were en route toward the Gali Satara, as it is called,
05:25did you see that during the bustling festive season that it were clearly packed streets while you were heading to
05:31this street as well?
05:32And the fact that time is of essence here, they need to not only barricade this area, shut the shops
05:38around.
05:38They have to ensure that these personnel by hand or whatever machine that they can use, that they can dig
05:43in to find survivors.
05:45Eventually, an incident like this is about time.
05:51Well, yes, the race is against time. And if I speak about my personal experience, it took me 15 minutes
05:57to cover a distance of one kilometer in this entire area.
06:00So, you can imagine that how jam-packed is this area right before the Diwali season, right before the festive
06:06seasons.
06:07The entire area is absolutely jam-packed. And there is no way that any heavy vehicle or any heavy machinery
06:14could make its way.
06:15Now, at this point in time, since the incident has happened, the approach road has now been cleared.
06:20It has been barricaded. People have been asked to move inside and leave way for the ambulances and emergency services
06:26vehicles to come here.
06:28Again, I could show you in these visuals, even basic equipments that are required,
06:32it is taking a lot of time for them to get those basic equipments from the vehicles all the way
06:37to the incident site.
06:39Because of the kind of conditions. See, ambulances and hospital staff has also been now called in.
06:45So, it seems like that there is some development. It is likely that there could be someone who could have
06:50been spotted by the rescuers.
06:52And hence, now people are actually being called in. Now, senior officers of the Diwali police are also on the
06:58spot to ascertain the entire situation.
07:01Additional DCP Central District has, in fact, just reached over here to actually go ahead and monitor the rescue operation.
07:08So, one thing is clear, it is going to be a very, very uphill task for the authorities to carry
07:14on with this entire operation,
07:16to carry on with the entire rescue and search operation, because everything will be done in a conventional manner through
07:22hand.
07:23And that is something that is going to take hours for the police and the authorities to ensure that people
07:28are...
07:28Good, you're on the spot right away, without wasting any time, Anshul.
07:32And I'll keep tracking and keep giving us updates about the situation here.
07:36The fact that an ambulance also cannot directly reach the site.
07:39So, the help and rescue personnel are rushing to location.
07:43Possibly, they have found someone who has survived.
07:45This is the condition. You can see how tightly packed the entire area is.
07:48The building has collapsed. We'll keep tracking.
07:50This is going to be our top story from Chauri Bazaar, Old Delhi area, about another building that has collapsed.
07:55But what led to it? What was ignored? Of course, that. The violation of norms still continue.
