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Delhi Hostel Collapse Prompts Students to Leave City
A private hostel building in Delhi collapsed on Sunday.
It was in Satya Niketan, near Sri Venkateswara College.
Seven people died in the collapse.
Several others may still be trapped.
Eleven people were rescued and taken to a hospital.
Some students who live nearby became frightened.
One student, Anushri, decided to leave Delhi and return home temporarily.
Her parents told her to come back until the situation was managed.
A five-storey private hostel building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area on Sunday afternoon.
The building stood opposite Sri Venkateswara College near Dhaula Kuan.
Seven people died, while several others were feared trapped inside.
Eleven people were rescued and admitted to AIIMS Trauma Centre.
Some students living nearby are leaving Delhi because they fear for their safety.
- Who
- A private hostel’s residents, including students; seven people died and 11 were rescued.
- What
- A five-storey private hostel building collapsed, prompting nearby students to leave or consider relocating.
- Where
- Satya Niketan, opposite Sri Venkateswara College near Dhaula Kuan in Delhi.
- When
- Sunday afternoon; students began leaving the day after the collapse.
- Why
- Students and their families feared for their safety after the building collapse.
Key facts
- Incident
- Collapse of a five-storey private hostel building
- Deaths
- Seven people
- Rescued
- 11 people
- Missing or trapped
- Several people were feared trapped
- Hospital
- AIIMS Trauma Centre
- Student response
- Some nearby students decided to leave Delhi or seek other accommodation
- Reported rent
- Anushri said she paid Rs. 9,500 in rent
Quotes
Anushri
Delhi University student from Varanasi who lived near the collapsed hostel
“I am scared; I am thinking of shifting somewhere else because there is no guarantee for life here. I pay Rs.9500 in rent, but seeing this (the collapse), my parents are calling me back home.”
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“My parents told me to come back for a little bit till the situation here is managed,”
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