According to the Delhi Fire Services, a call about the building collapse was received at around 9.50 am from the Paiwalan area.
#WATCH | Delhi: NDRF carries out search and rescue operations at the spot where a portion of an under construction building collapsed in Delhi’s Chawri Bazaar area.
Two people have lost their lives in the incident. https://t.co/IcMXASyMHX
— ANI (@ANI) November 5, 2026
Initially, two water tenders, one water bowser, one Quick Response Vehicle (QRV) and one Incident Response Team (IRT) were dispatched to the location.
At around 10.15 am, Station Officer DK Rai informed the department that a three-storey under-construction building had collapsed and several people might be trapped beneath the debris. He also requested additional personnel and the presence of a senior officer.
Following the request, the department sent another water tender and Assistant Divisional Officer (ADO) Rajesh Shukla to the site. This took the total number of deployed fire department units to six.