Collapse of Building Near Saket Metro Triggers Massive Rescue Effort
- A five-story building collapsed in South Delhi's Saidullajab area near Saket Metro Station on Saturday evening, trapping several people under debris. The National Disaster Response Force and Delhi Fire Service immediately launched rescue operations.
- Heavy rains and thunderstorms swept across Delhi-NCR on Saturday as the India Meteorological Department issued severe weather alerts. Officials suspect ongoing construction on the upper floors may have contributed to the collapse, though the exact cause remains under investigation.
- Approximately 5-6 individuals are feared trapped beneath the rubble, which crashed into an adjacent tin-shed canteen where children were dining. DFS teams have successfully rescued three people from the site, with search efforts continuing to locate others.
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the situation is being closely monitored, confirming that Delhi Police, DDMA, and MCD are conducting search efforts on a war footing. She stated that every possible effort is being made to safely rescue those trapped.
- Emergency responders, aided by bystanders armed with flashlights and heavy JCB machinery, remain on-site clearing concrete and twisted metal. With the building's commercial use housing around 300 to 400 occupants normally, authorities are urgently working to confirm how many were present when the structure collapsed.
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Delhi: 3-storey commercial building collapses; 12 rescued, search ongoing
New Delhi: As many as 12 people were rescued, two with critical injuries, after a three-storey commercial building collapsed near the Saket metro station in south Delhi on Saturday, May 31 evening. The entire structure was reduced to a massive mound of rubble, with twisted metal, broken pillars and concrete slabs scattered across the site. “A total of 12 people have been rescued. Two are critically injured. It doesn’t look like anyone else is tr…
Collapse of Building Near Saket Metro Triggers Massive Rescue Effort
A five-story building collapsed near Saket metro station in south Delhi, raising fears of trapped individuals. Authorities report ongoing rescue operations with locals assisting. The building, housing a coaching institute, was under construction. No adjacent structures were affected.
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