Arvind Kejriwal Orders Magisterial Probe, Compensation In Delhi Building Collapse

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday ordered a magisterial probe into a building collapse in north-west Delhi’s Ashok Vihar and announced Rs 5 lakh compensation to the families of the deceased. Four children and a 40-year-old woman died and seven others were seriously injured when a four-storey building collapsed here early on Wednesday, police said. Many people are still feared trapped in the rubble of the two-decade-old building. Kejriwal visited the injured at Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital and also visited the site of building collapse with officials. Kejriwal, attacking the BJP-led North Delhi Municipal Corporation, said MCD has the responsibility of a building’s safety. (IANS)