Building collapse in south Delhi's Satya Niketan; people feared trapped
Latest update from The Sunday Guardian: Delhi Building Collapse: 3 Dead, 9 Rescued After Building Collapses Near Satya Niketan; NDRF, Fire Teams Step Up Rescue Operation - The Sunday Guardian. Latest update from The Sunday Guardian: Satya Niketan Building Collapse Latest Update: Four-Storey PG Building Collapses In Delhi, Several People Feared Trapped, Two Rescued As Firefighters Search Debris - The Sunday Guardian. New Delhi: An around 50-year-old five-storey building housing a boys' hostel in a congested bylane in Satya Niketan near Delhi University's South Campus collapsed on Sunday afternoon, leaving three students dead and many trapped. Locals claimed that there could be between 30 and 50 people in the building at the time. Authorities, however, gave no figure for those trapped. Eight people have been pulled out of the debris so far, of whom two were brought dead to the hospital, while a third died during treatment. Five are critical, the police said.
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Latest update from The Sunday Guardian: Satya Niketan Building Collapse Latest Update: Four-Storey PG Building Collapses In Delhi, Several People Feared Trapped, Two Rescued As Firefighters Search Debris - The Sunday Guardian. New Delhi: A building collapsed in the Satya Niketan area of south Delhi on Sunday, with some people feared trapped under the debris, an official of the Delhi Fire Service said. Five fire tenders and police teams have been rushed to the spot and rescue operations are underway, he said. Following the incident, emergency personnel reached the site and began efforts to ascertain the number of people trapped and the extent of damage. Further details regarding the incident are awaited.
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Latest update from The Sunday Guardian: Delhi Building Collapse: 3 Dead, 9 Rescued After Building Collapses Near Satya Niketan; NDRF, Fire Teams Step Up Rescue Operation - The Sunday Guardian. Latest update from The Sunday Guardian: Satya Niketan Building Collapse Latest Update: Four-Storey PG Building Collapses In Delhi, Several People Feared Trapped, Two Rescued As Firefighters Search Debris - The Sunday Guardian. New Delhi: An around 50-year-old five-storey building housing a boys' hostel in a congested bylane in Satya Niketan near Delhi University's South Campus collapsed on Sunday afternoon, leaving three students dead and many trapped. Locals claimed that there could be between 30 and 50 people in the building at the time. Authorities, however, gave no figure for those trapped. Eight people have been pulled out of the debris so far, of whom two were brought dead to the hospital, while a third died during treatment. Five are critical, the police said.