Eleven people were rescued, one of them in a critical state, after a single-storey house collapsed in an LPG cylinder blast in north Delhi’s Mukundpur area on Tuesday (June 2, 2026) morning, officials said.

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The incident occurred at Gali No. 1, Ishu Vihar, Mukundpur-II, near the cremation ground, officials said.

According to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), a call reporting the blast and house collapse was received at 9.37 a.m. Around five people were rescued before the DFS reached the site.

"Information was received that a blast had taken place and a building had collapsed, trapping people inside. Rescue teams were immediately rushed to the spot and search and rescue operations were launched," a DFS official said.

The person said the blast occurred in a 250-square yard single-storey house.

Four to five injured people were rescued from the debris by the locals and the police and were rushed to a nearby hospital, the official said.

Authorities are clearing debris and searching the collapsed structure to ensure no one remains trapped.

The cause of the blast is yet to be ascertained.

With PTI inputs