India, June 6 -- A boundary wall and an adjoining store room at the Lodi Crematorium near Lodhi Colony collapsed in the early hours of Friday during PWD sewage pipeline construction work, killing one worker and injuring two others. All three of them were buried under the debris before being rescued and taken to AIIMS Trauma Centre.

The incident occurred at around 1:08 am in the Hazrat Nizamuddin police station area. The Public Works Department was carrying out rainwater drainage and sewer line laying work at the site using JCB and Hydra machines. During the excavation and pipeline laying process, the boundary wall and the adjacent store room suddenly gave way, trapping three workers under the rubble.

On receiving information, a team led...