House collapses in LPG blast in Delhi’s Mukundpur; residents feared trapped

A single-storey house collapsed due to an LPG cylinder explosion in north Delhi’s Mukundpur area on Tuesday morning, leaving many residents feared trapped, an official of the Delhi Fire Brigade told PTI.

The incident took place at Gali No. near the cremation ground. 1, Part-2 took place in Ishu Vihar. Authorities received a call at 9:37 a.m. reporting an explosion and warning that residents might be trapped.

Police officer said, “We received information that an explosion occurred and a building collapsed and some people were trapped. Rescue teams came to the scene and started an operation.” he said.
In the statement, it was stated that 5 rescue vehicles were dispatched to the scene.