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Delhi Building Collapse Rescue Driven by Ambulance Crew and Locals
A five-storey building in Satya Niketan, Delhi, suddenly fell down while it was being repaired.
People nearby rushed to help those trapped under the broken pieces.
A Blinkit ambulance arrived quickly with oxygen and medical supplies.
More Blinkit ambulances and workers then came to help.
Students, shopkeepers and local residents also moved rubble and carried injured people.
Special rescue teams later used heavier equipment to search deeper inside the debris.
Seven people died, and 12 people were rescued.
Police are investigating the building owner and what caused the collapse.
A five-storey building in Delhi’s Satya Niketan collapsed on Sunday afternoon while repair work was underway.
A Blinkit ambulance arrived within minutes, and about nine more joined the response over the next 90 minutes.
Around 27 Blinkit employees, alongside students, residents and shopkeepers, helped treat victims and clear rubble.
The death toll reached seven, while 12 people were pulled from the debris during the rescue operation.
Police registered a case against the building owner and others, and a magisterial inquiry was ordered.
- Who
- Residents, students, shopkeepers, Blinkit ambulance workers and specialised rescue agencies responded; seven people died and 12 were rescued.
- What
- A five-storey building collapsed, prompting a multi-agency search-and-rescue operation.
- Where
- Satya Niketan near Delhi University’s South Campus in Delhi.
- When
- The collapse occurred Sunday afternoon; the death toll rose to seven on Monday as rescue efforts continued into their second day.
- Why
- The building collapsed while repair work was underway; police registered a case and a magisterial inquiry was ordered, but the articles do not establish a confirmed cause.
Key facts
- Location
- Satya Niketan, near Delhi University’s South Campus, Delhi
- Building
- Around 30-year-old, five-storey structure housing a boys’ paying guest accommodation
- Casualties
- Seven deaths were reported, and 12 people were pulled from the debris
- Blinkit response
- About 10 Blinkit ambulances and approximately 27 employees took part
- Medical treatment
- AIIMS said 11 patients reached the JPN Apex Trauma Centre; five were brought dead and one later died
- Investigation
- Police registered a case against the building owner and others, while a magisterial inquiry was ordered
- Owner
- The owner, identified as Hariram, was apprehended in Rajasthan’s Bhiwadi
Quotes
Blinkit staff member
A Blinkit employee involved in the rescue response
“Amid the confusion, I called for a Blinkit ambulance at around 1.30 pm, and it reached the spot within minutes. Its paramedics began tending to the injured. They gave oxygen to people who needed it and first aid to the injured.”
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“We did whatever we could with the people we had. We were moving slabs by hand, checking the debris and seeing if there was someone underneath. The locals were doing the same thing. Everyone was trying to help.”
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