One elderly woman died and several others were injured after a dilapidated house collapsed in Rajasthan’s Jaipur on Thursday. The two women buried under the debris were rescued and taken to the hospital for treatment.
Two children and two women were present in the house at the time of the incident. However, both the children escaped and their lives were saved. The incident was reported around 7 am on Amer Road in Subhash Chowk area.
After receiving information, police, civil defense and other rescue teams reached the spot and started the rescue operations.
According to police, it was a dilapidated house where Dhanni Bai (78), her daughter-in-law Sunita (35), and two minor grandsons were living as caretakers.
Dhanni Bai, who was ill, was lying on a cot when the room suddenly collapsed on Thursday morning in the Subhash Chowk area of Jaipur. As the structure began to fall, Sunita lay over her mother-in-law in an attempt to protect her, and both were trapped under the debris. Sunita's two sons, who were playing outside, escaped unhurt.
As soon as the incident occurred, neighbours began a rescue operation and removed the debris. Both women were rushed to SMS Hospital, where Dhanni Bai was declared dead. Sunita is currently undergoing treatment and has sustained a leg fracture.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Manak Chowk), Piyush Kaviya, said the family was living as caretakers and the owner of the house resides in a nearby building.
Jaipur Heritage Municipal Corporation's Deputy Commissioner (Hawamahal Zone) Seema Chaudhary said that due to the poor condition of the house, a notice had been served to the owner on August 12 to vacate and demolish it.
However, house owner Pradeep Shah claimed he did not receive any such notice. A similar incident occurred in the same area a few days ago, resulting in the death of a man and his minor daughter.
