The roof on one side of the building appeared to have collapsed.
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- The incident occurred at the Dargah Sharif Patte Shah, a small lime-green building
- The dargah is part of a 16th-century complex near Mughal ruler Humayun's mausoleum
- Unconfirmed reports state 15-20 people were inside the building during the collapse
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New Delhi:
Five people were killed after part of the roof of a room of a dargah, or the tomb of a Muslim saint, collapsed in Delhi's Nizamuddin area on Friday evening.
The Dargah Sharif Patte Shah is located near the Humayun's Tomb in Nizamuddin East.
Visuals from the site showed a small, lime-green building around an open courtyard.
The roof on one side of the building appeared to have collapsed. Rescue workers were seen on site.
Unconfirmed reports say there were 15-20 inside the building, including the imam, when the roof, which is believed to be about 25-30 years old, collapsed. The site has been cordoned off.
