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Delhi Building Collapse: Students Feared Trapped
30 May
Summary
- A five-storey building near Saket metro station collapsed on Saturday evening.
- The collapsed building housed a coaching institute with ongoing construction.
- Rescue operations are underway; number of trapped individuals is unconfirmed.
A significant building collapse occurred near the Saket metro station in south Delhi on Saturday evening. The five-storey structure, reportedly containing a coaching institute on its ground floor and undergoing construction on higher levels, completely flattened into a large pile of rubble.
Emergency services were alerted to the incident around 7:44 pm, with seven fire tenders dispatched to the scene. Visuals from the site depicted the building reduced to concrete debris and twisted metal.
Search and rescue operations are actively in progress, with fire department personnel and police teams working to locate any individuals potentially trapped beneath the debris. The exact number of people affected remains unconfirmed as of the latest reports.
Despite the chaos, no major damage to adjacent buildings was immediately reported. Rescue efforts are being aided by residents using mobile phone flashlights in the densely built-up neighborhood.
