At least eight were injured at Delhi’s Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium as a temporary hanger fell on the lawn. The incident happened near gate number 2 of the stadium and no casualty has been reported so far.
The collapsed pandal was being prepared for a marriage and around 10-12 people were feared trapped. All the injured people were taken to AIIMS Delhi’s trauma unit, the police said.
The victims were later shifted to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital. “10-12 people who have suffered injuries have been shifted to hospital. A rescue operation is underway,” Asif Ansari, Medical technician-Emergency told ANI.
A Delhi Fire Services official said a call was received about the pandal (temporary structure) collapsing at the stadium.
“We got a call that a tent has collapsed and around 10-12 people are trapped. We rescued 7 people with minor injuries. Since the fire did not break out, people could be safely rescued. Everyone is safe, they have minor injuries. I was informed that the tents were put up for a marriage ceremony. The reason for the tent collapse will known later. Since everyone is safe, the rescue operation has been called off,” Director of Delhi Fire Services, Atul Garg said.
Initially, two people were rescued from under the debris. Later, nine more people were brought out. A police officer said most of the injured were workers. A team of NDRF also arrived at the site to facilitate the rescue operation.
The stadium’s security guard said that the incident happened when the labourers were at lunch adding that no heavy damage has been reported.
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