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Students Trapped as Satya Niketan Building Collapse Kills Five
A five-storey building where students lived collapsed in south-west Delhi on Sunday afternoon.
Some students were trapped under the broken building.
They called friends and asked rescuers to save them.
One student, Aditya Kumar, was rescued and taken to hospital in stable condition.
Another student, Neeraj Bawa, was also rescued with serious lower-body injuries.
At least five people had died by midnight.
Rescue workers used special devices to search for people beneath the rubble.
Officials said they were removing the debris slowly because survivors might still be inside.
A five-storey boys’ paying guest accommodation in Satya Niketan collapsed at about 1:30pm on Sunday.
At least five people, including a student and a labourer, were confirmed dead by midnight.
Students trapped under the rubble made desperate calls and shared their locations with friends.
Nineteen-year-old student Aditya Kumar was rescued around 6pm and reported stable at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Trauma Centre.
Rescue operations were slowed by narrow lanes, crowds and uncertainty about how many people were inside.
- Who
- Students, labourers, rescue workers and officials were involved; at least five people died.
- What
- A five-storey boys’ paying guest accommodation collapsed, trapping people beneath rubble.
- Where
- Satya Niketan in south-west Delhi, India.
- When
- The collapse occurred at about 1:30pm on Sunday; by midnight, at least five deaths had been confirmed.
- Why
- Officials suspected that construction work in the basement or on the ground floor may have contributed to the collapse, but no definitive cause was established.
Key facts
- Location
- Satya Niketan, south-west Delhi
- Building
- Five-storey boys’ paying guest accommodation
- Collapse time
- About 1:30pm on Sunday
- Confirmed deaths
- At least five by midnight
- Rescued student
- Aditya Kumar, 19, rescued around 6pm and reported stable
- Rescue force
- Two National Disaster Response Force teams comprising 70 personnel
- Rescue challenges
- Narrow lanes, large crowds and uncertainty over the number of occupants
Quotes
Narendra Singh Bundela
NDRF inspector general overseeing the rescue operation
“Our teams are cautious while using machines to remove the rubble as lives are at stake.”
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“The doctors are saying that he needs a CT scan but is stable at this point.”
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Sources
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