Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Delhi Leaders Inspect Satya Niketan Collapse Site, Promise Accountability
A building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area, and rescue teams are searching for people who may still be inside.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa visited the site.
Sirsa said officials would find out who was responsible.
The National Disaster Response Force and fire department are leading the rescue work.
Fire officials said about 12 people had been brought out.
They were also checking the basement because workers may have been there during renovation work.
A nearby old building was considered unsafe, so temporary columns were added to support it.
Traffic police asked people to avoid the area so ambulances and rescue vehicles could move freely.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inspected the Satya Niketan building-collapse site while rescue operations continued.
Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said accountability would be fixed and those responsible would not be spared.
The National Disaster Response Force and Delhi Fire Service were conducting rescue operations, with about 12 people pulled out so far.
Officials said the adjacent 40-to-50-year-old pillar-less building was unsafe, prompting the installation of temporary support columns.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi issued a demolition order for House No. 13 after declaring it dangerous and ruinous.
- Who
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, the National Disaster Response Force, Delhi Fire Service, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, and rescue personnel are involved.
- What
- A building collapsed in Satya Niketan, prompting rescue operations, traffic restrictions, and a demolition order for House No. 13.
- When
- The collapse was reported at about 1:33 p.m. on Sunday; Gupta and Sirsa inspected the site on Monday.
- Where
- Satya Niketan Market in Delhi’s South Campus area.
- Why
- Officials are searching for people who may remain trapped, including possible labourers in the basement, while authorities assess unsafe structures and responsibility for the collapse.
- Incident
- Building collapse at Satya Niketan Market
- Initial emergency call
- Received at approximately 1:33 p.m. on Sunday
- Rescue resources
- The National Disaster Response Force and 12 fire tenders were deployed
- People rescued
- Fire officials said around 12 people had been pulled out
- Structural concern
- The adjacent building was described as a 40-to-50-year-old pillar-less structure in poor condition
- Demolition order
- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi ordered demolition of House No. 13 under Section 348 of the DMC Act
- Traffic impact
- Routes from Safdarjung Hospital toward Dhaula Kuan, RTR, and Benito Juarez Marg were affected