Sensing a disaster he started removing debris frantically to save people who might be trapped under it. "After a few minutes, I saw bodies of two children," said Mujahid (27), who lives just opposite the collapsed building.
Not only people from the colony but many Good Samaritans from other areas also came forward to help the victims. One of the neighbours called the ambulance and cops at 9.15am. By then locals had already brought seven bodies out of the rubble.
Government authorities-police, fire department and corporation officials-arrived almost two hours after the collapse, claimed the residents. Corporation and police officials said narrow lanes and congestion in the colony forced them to wait outside the lane as their machines couldn't enter.
However, residents blamed the laxity of the officials for the death toll. "We had already rescued four unconscious children and two men. The body of a woman was also found. Police, firefighters and the disaster management team reached the spot after 10am," claimed Mohd Ikram, a resident of Tulsi Nagar.
A relative of a victim said had the volunteers not acted on time, the injured would also have choked to death. "The civic agencies are responsible for the deaths and the officials should face strict action," said an inconsolable Mohd Shakeel, brother of Naeem who has not only lost his family in the collapse but was also seriously injured.
Many blamed the lethargic response by the departments for the death toll. "Police and firefighters came around 10.30am. For more than two hours locals tried to help in every possible way to save the victims trapped in the wreckage. Maybe some of the lives could have been saved had the government agencies reached on time," said Rehan Alam (23), one of the volunteers.
Most of them had taken leave from work or closed their shops to help. Mohammad Faiyad (20), a resident of Tri Nagar, rushed to the spot immediately after he came to know about the incident from his doctor whom he had visited on Saturday morning.
The officials clearing the debris said special live detection machines were being used to check for any possible survivor. "Till now, we have not been able to find any other victim trapped inside. But we are not going to leave anything to chance. Locals say there could be more bodies," he said at 5pm on Saturday.
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