New Delhi, July 8 -- A 42-year-old man died, and several others are feared trapped after an under-construction building collapsed in Sector 16, Rohini, on Wednesday evening.

Delhi Municipal Corporation Mayor Pravesh Wahi told ANI that a "passerby lost his life" in the incident.

"The owner was personally overseeing the construction, and the building collapsed to one side, likely due to a weak pillar. A passerby lost his life, and one or two people have been rescued alive. The rescue operation is currently underway; we will know more in a short while..."

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta stated that the situation is being closely monitored.

Taking to X, she wrote, "Information has been received about the collapse of a building under constructi...