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Two Workers Injured as Godown Shuttering Collapses in Delhi's Narela
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News18•20-09-2026, 20:15
Two Workers Injured as Godown Shuttering Collapses in Delhi's Narela
- •Two laborers were injured after a godown's shuttering collapsed during construction in Narela, outer north Delhi, on Sunday.
- •The incident occurred around 11 am in the Budhpur area, trapping two workers under debris.
- •The injured, identified as Naresh Pajwan (28) and Sunil (20), were rescued and taken to Hasija Hospital before the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) arrived.
- •Shuttering is a temporary support structure used to hold wet concrete until it hardens.
- •The exact cause of the collapse, which affected approximately 100 square yards of a 1,000 square yard plot, is currently being investigated.
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The collapse occurred while construction and shuttering work were underway at a godown when the temporary support structure gave way.
Two labourers, identified as 28-year-old Naresh Pajwan and 20-year-old Sunil, were injured and rushed to Hasija Hospital.
The plot where the construction work was ongoing measures approximately 1,000 square yards, with the affected collapse portion measuring about 100 square yards.