Indian Politics

Contractors Ignored Worker Warnings Prior To Chawri Bazar Building Collapse

Hindustan Times2h
THE BRIEF
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Three contractors were arrested following the collapse of a ground-plus-three-floor building in Old Delhi's Chawri Bazar on Thursday that left two workers dead.

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According to the FIR, complainant Firoz alleged that contractors insisted construction continue despite workers warning that the structure was weak and the lintel had not dried.

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The rescue operation was hampered by extremely narrow lanes in the walled city that prevented heavy machinery from reaching the disaster site.