Labourer killed as wall collapses

A laborer was killed and another injured after a wall of a house collapsed in northwest Delhi's Adarsh Nagar area, police said Sunday.

The incident took place on Saturday and a call about it was received at 11 am, said a senior official of the Delhi Fire Service.

Three fire tenders were rushed to the spot, the official said.

The deceased was identified as Satpal and the injured was identified as Bhanu, police said.

The two laborers were engaged in renovation work of an old house. The incident occurred as they were hammering the wall of the house as part of the renovation, a police officer said.

Bhanu sustained a minor injury on his nose while Satpal was declared brought dead, he said.

A case was registered, police said, adding the owner of the house, Sunil, has been arrested.