Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Rescue Teams Race To Save Trapped Students In Delhi Collapse
A building in Delhi collapsed on Sunday afternoon.
The building housed a boys’ hostel.
Many students and other people were inside or nearby.
Three students were reported to have died.
Rescue workers pulled eight people from the rubble.
Five rescued people were in critical condition.
One injured rescuer was later released from the hospital.
Government officials said they were working quickly to help those still trapped.
A five-storey building housing a boys’ hostel collapsed in Satya Niketan near Delhi University’s South Campus.
Three students were reported dead, while several people remained trapped in the debris.
Police said eight people had been rescued; five were critical and one injured rescuer was discharged.
Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi spoke with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta about the rescue response.
Gupta was personally monitoring operations, with authorities saying rescue and relief measures were underway.
- Who
- Students, other occupants, rescue teams, Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi, and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta were involved.
- What
- A five-storey building collapsed, killing three students and trapping several people.
- When
- Sunday afternoon; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Satya Niketan, near Delhi University’s South Campus, New Delhi.
- Why
- The articles do not state what caused the building to collapse.
- Reported deaths
- Three students
- Building
- An approximately 50-year-old, five-storey building housing a boys’ hostel
- Rescued
- Eight people had been pulled from the debris, according to police
- Critical condition
- Five rescued people were reported critical
- Rescue worker
- One injured rescuer was discharged
- Government response
- Rekha Gupta was personally monitoring rescue and relief measures
- Student origins
- Locals said many students in the area were from Keralam, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh