Lalita Park building collapse
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The Lalita Park building collapse occurred at 8:15 p.m. local time on 15 November 2010 in the Indian capital of New Delhi. The 15-year-old building was in the Lalita Park neighborhood, near Lakshmi Nagar in East Delhi close to the Yamuna River. The building housed about 200 people, mostly poor migrant families, but also some small businesses.
Collapse
A fifth floor was under construction.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Toll-in-Delhi-building-collapse-mounts-to-66/articleshow/6931596.cms|title=Toll in Delhi building collapse mounts to 66|date=16 November 2010|author=PTI|newspaper=The Times of India|accessdate=28 January 2019}} The building was two floors higher than legally allowed, and its foundation had been weakened by water damage from recent flooding in the region. At least 67 people were killed and 73 were injured in the collapse.{{cite news|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/scores-killed-injured-in-building-collapse-in-new-delhi-108369469/130629.html|title=Scores Killed, Injured in New Delhi Building Collapse|date=16 November 2010|publisher=VOA}}
Aftermath
A magisterial inquiry into the incident was ordered. Under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code, a charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder was registered against the building's owner, Amrit Singh. Singh fled but was later captured. The Government of Delhi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of those killed and Rs 1 lakh to the injured.
See also
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External links
- [https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101116/wl_asia_afp/indiaaccidentbuilding News.yahoo.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101120021949/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-11/16/c_13608988.htm News.xinhuanet.com]
{{Disasters in India in 2010}}
Category:Building and structure collapses in 2010
Category:2010 disasters in India
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