India, Nov. 5 -- Two persons died while another was injured after a three-storey under-construction building collapsed in Old Delhi's Chawri Bazar on Thursday morning.

The incident was reported at 9.50 am from Gali Sitara, near the Chawri Bazar Metro station, according to PTI news agency.

At least six fire units, including water tenders and rescue vehicles, were rushed to the spot with senior officers supervising the rescue operation, the officials was quoted as saying.

The incident comes amid Diwali rush in Old Delhi area, where wholesale markets such as Chandni Chowk and Chawri Bazar see massive footfall of shoppers.

In Chandni Chowk, meanwhile, more than 160-year-old Town Hall - a Grade-I protected heritage building owned by the Mu...