Delhi: Portion of building collapses in Uttam Nagar, two injured

Two people were injured after part of a building collapsed in Uttam Nagar, West Delhi, on Monday morning, officials said.

According to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), a call was received at 7:42 AM reporting that a section of the third floor of a building had caved in. “Two people sustained injuries and were immediately taken to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital,” a DFS official said. An investigation into the cause of the collapse is underway.

The incident comes amid a worrying rise in building collapse cases across the capital. Data accessed by Patriot shows that between April 1 and April 20 this year, DFS has already recorded 27 calls related to structural collapses—more than double the 12 calls during the same period in 2024, marking a 55.5% increase.

The spike is part of a broader trend. Except for February, every month of 2025 has seen more collapse-related calls than the corresponding months last year. DFS recorded 23, 25, and 25 incidents in January, February, and March this year, compared with 16, 30, and 21 in 2024.

The human toll has also grown. As of April 20, 15 people have died in such incidents this year, nearly twice the eight deaths recorded during the same period in 2024.

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Annual figures point to the scale of the crisis. In the financial year 2022–23, the city reported 349 collapses, leaving 43 dead and 315 injured. In 2023–24, the number rose to 371, though fatalities fell to 23, with 171 people injured.

Residents of unauthorised colonies, where ageing and poorly built structures are common, remain the most vulnerable. Their fears were reinforced just last week when a four-storey building collapsed in North East Delhi’s Mustafabad. The nearly 20-year-old structure crumbled in a narrow alley, killing 11 of the 22 residents trapped inside.