New Delhi, April 22 -- Eleven lives could have been saved if the residents of the building, which collapsed in northeast Delhi's Mustafabad area, paid heed to a minor tremble they experienced just a few hours before the structure crumbled.
The two-decade-old four-storey building collapsed in the early hours of Saturday, snuffing out 11 lives, including that of three children. The incident also left 11 people injured. The building housed four shops on the ground floor.
"The reason for the collapse has been ascertained to be the knocking down of a pillar between two shops on Friday to make more space for a third. The pillar proved to crucial in providing support to the 20-year-old building," a senior police officer said.
The officer said t...