Gone In Seconds: Newly-Built House Collapses In UP's Jalaon - WATCH

During the incident, no casualties were reported as no one was present. The building collapsed due to soil erosion near its foundation.

A two-story building collapsed due to erosion in the Orai Kotwali area of the Jalaun district of Uttar Pradesh.

Source : Special Arrangement

A video of the under construction two-storey building collapse surfaced on social media. The incident took place on Karsan Road in the Orai Kotwali area of the Jalaun district of Uttar Pradesh.

However, no casualties were reported as no one was present nearby at the time of the incident. The building collapsed due to soil erosion near its foundation.

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5-Decade-Old Mehfil Hotel Building Collapses In Chandigarh

In a separate incident, a five-decade-old commercial building near the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Chandigarh’s Sector 17 collapsed on Monday morning (January 6). The building had earlier been declared unsafe by the local administration and sealed. So the collapse did not cause any casualties.

According to news agency IANS, eyewitnesses reported that the collapse occurred around 7 a.m. The adjoining building, once home to the famed Mehfil restaurant, also suffered partial damage and developed cracks due to the impact.  

Three pillars of Hotel Mehfil developed cracks a week ago following some renovation work, Indian Express reported citing sources. 

Police and fire brigade teams were quick to arrive at the scene, and the area had already been barricaded as a precautionary measure after the building was declared unsafe. Authorities revealed that tenants were undertaking significant renovation work in the building before it was marked unfit for use due to cracks in its pillars and walls.  

Sanjeev Rana, who owns a studio near the collapsed building, told Indian Express that “when cracks developed a week ago, even adjacent buildings had shaken.”

Chandigarh Deputy Commissioner (DC) Nishant Yadav informed that the estate office had issued a notice to the owner because “the revised building plan was not approved and the renovation was being done without nod”, Indian Express reported.