One dead, five others were injured after a portion of the roof of the Delhi airport’s Terminal 1 fell on cars, including taxis, amid heavy rains early Friday, Delhi Fire Services (DFS) officials said.
They said a search operation was underway to make sure no one else was trapped in the damaged vehicles. According to sources, Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu is likely to visit the accident site, as the ministry has been constantly monitoring the situation since this morning.
#WATCH | 4 people were injured after a roof collapsed at the Terminal-1 of Delhi airport. Rescue operation underway pic.twitter.com/A0KHLFFTH6
— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2024
Besides the roof sheet, the support beams also collapsed, damaging the cars parked in the pick-up and drop area of the terminal, the officials said.
The injured persons have been hospitalised, they said.
Of the six, one was rescued from a car on which an iron beam had fallen, the officials said. Three fire-tenders were sent to the airport after a call about the incident was received by the DFS around 5:30 am.
Meanwhile, authorities have diverted the traffic going to the T1 departure of the airport at the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) check post towards the arrival of T1. The incident has also triggered traffic jams near the airport.
#WATCH | After heavy rain, traffic jam witnessed at the area of Terminal-1 of Delhi airport pic.twitter.com/Ivz3AQeKHW
— ANI (@ANI) June 28, 2024
Source: .news18.com
