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Several Feared Trapped After Delhi Building Collapse
A five-storey building collapsed in Delhi on Sunday.
It was in the Satya Niketan area near Nanakpura Gurdwara.
Students were staying in the building, which was being used as a hostel.
Police said repair work was happening in the basement when the collapse occurred.
Rescue workers searched through the debris for people.
Four people had been rescued, and five were taken to a hospital trauma centre.
Officials did not yet know how many people were trapped or injured.
Firefighters, the National Disaster Response Force and excavators helped with the rescue.
A five-storey residential building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area on Sunday.
Police said the building was a hostel where students had been staying.
Five people were taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences trauma centre; their conditions were not immediately known.
Four people had been rescued, while the exact number trapped or injured remained unclear.
Rescue teams, including the National Disaster Response Force, firefighters and excavators, were deployed after repair work was reportedly underway in the basement.
- Who
- Students and other people inside a hostel building were affected; police, firefighters and National Disaster Response Force personnel conducted rescue operations.
- What
- A five-storey residential hostel building collapsed, leaving several people feared trapped.
- Where
- Satya Niketan in southwest Delhi, near Nanakpura Gurdwara.
- When
- Sunday, September 6, 2026; police received the collapse report at 1:34 p.m.
- Why
- Police said repair work was underway in the basement when the building collapsed; the cause was not otherwise established in the reports.
Key facts
- Location
- Satya Niketan, southwest Delhi, near Nanakpura Gurdwara
- Building
- A hostel with a basement and five upper floors
- Estimated age
- About 40 to 50 years old, according to local inquiries
- Rescued
- Four people had been rescued
- Hospitalized
- Five people were shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences trauma centre
- Rescue resources
- At least eight fire vehicles, earth excavators and a National Disaster Response Force team were deployed
- Reported activity
- Repair work was underway in the basement when the collapse occurred
Quotes
Balraj Singh
Nodal officer for central accident and trauma services
“The NDRF [National Disaster Response Force] team has also reached and rescue and relief operations are underway”
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“We cannot comment on their condition yet; the hospital will be able to provide an update”
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