New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- A major tragedy was averted on Saturday afternoon when a multi-storey building collapsed in Delhi's Badarpur border area. Officials said there were no casualties or injuries as the structure was vacant at the time of the incident.

The collapse, however, damaged several electric poles and led to a power outage in the area.

Sarvan Lal Meena, Station Officer at Jasola Fire Station, said that they received the call for the building collapse at 1:31 PM.

"The building was empty, and we received the call around 13:31. We rushed to the spot of the incident to witness that the middle part of the building had collapsed. The other side of the building is about to collapse. We will help dismantle it. Due to the collapse, elec...