<p>New Delhi: A two-storey banquet hall collapsed in northwest Delhi's Model Town area during heavy afternoon rain on Saturday afternoon, officials said.</p><p>The incident took place in Mahendru Enclave where the old building, which was being repaired, collapsed around 2.45 pm, they said.</p><p>Earlier in the day, the officials said it was an abandoned house but later clarified that the building was being used as a banquet hall.</p><p>With the help of the local police, NDRF personnel and other rescue team members, three people were taken out of the rubble and sent to a nearby hospital.</p>.Three CPWD engineers suspended over irregularities in construction of Delhi CM's official bungalow.<p>CCTV footage of a nearby house captured the incident on camera.</p><p>The police said the building was closed for the past few years. Some labourers were doing the repair work as it was in a dilapidated condition, a police officer said.</p><p>Three fire tenders were deployed for the rescue operation, an official of the Delhi Fire Service said, adding that two of the injured are in critical condition.</p><p>While one injured was sent to ESI hospital in Basai Darapur, the other two were undergoing treatment at Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital in Ashok Vihar.</p><p>According to officials, the labourers were having their lunch when the building collapsed. Two four wheelers and two scooters parked nearby also got damaged in the incident.</p><p>The rescue operation was carried on for over four hours, the DFS official said, adding that a tower of a mobile service provider company was also installed on the terrace of the building.</p><p>The officials are trying to find out who owned the property.</p>
<p>New Delhi: A two-storey banquet hall collapsed in northwest Delhi's Model Town area during heavy afternoon rain on Saturday afternoon, officials said.</p><p>The incident took place in Mahendru Enclave where the old building, which was being repaired, collapsed around 2.45 pm, they said.</p><p>Earlier in the day, the officials said it was an abandoned house but later clarified that the building was being used as a banquet hall.</p><p>With the help of the local police, NDRF personnel and other rescue team members, three people were taken out of the rubble and sent to a nearby hospital.</p>.Three CPWD engineers suspended over irregularities in construction of Delhi CM's official bungalow.<p>CCTV footage of a nearby house captured the incident on camera.</p><p>The police said the building was closed for the past few years. Some labourers were doing the repair work as it was in a dilapidated condition, a police officer said.</p><p>Three fire tenders were deployed for the rescue operation, an official of the Delhi Fire Service said, adding that two of the injured are in critical condition.</p><p>While one injured was sent to ESI hospital in Basai Darapur, the other two were undergoing treatment at Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital in Ashok Vihar.</p><p>According to officials, the labourers were having their lunch when the building collapsed. Two four wheelers and two scooters parked nearby also got damaged in the incident.</p><p>The rescue operation was carried on for over four hours, the DFS official said, adding that a tower of a mobile service provider company was also installed on the terrace of the building.</p><p>The officials are trying to find out who owned the property.</p>