Dozens Feared Trapped After Delhi Hostel Collapses
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- A five-storey hostel in Delhi collapsed with as many as 50 people believed to have been inside, including students who may have been in their rooms because there were no Sunday lessons.
- An assembly member said some trapped students were making calls from beneath the rubble, while an adjacent building was evacuated as a precaution.
- Local reports linked the collapse to basement excavation that allegedly left supporting pillars weak, and police searched for the building’s owner.
As many as 50 people were thought to be inside a five-storey hostel when it collapsed in Delhi. Many of the students staying there were believed to have been in their rooms because there were no lessons on Sunday.
as a precautionary measure
A legislative assembly member said at the scene that some trapped students had been calling from beneath the rubble. Eyewitnesses told local media that another building beside the hostel had also collapsed.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said the adjacent building had been evacuated “as a precautionary measure.” She added: “Every possible effort is being made to safely rescue those trapped.”
Every possible effort is being made to safely rescue those trapped.
Delhi Police said the building was only 40 or 50 years old. The owner of a nearby shop told ANI that the property was under a 100-year lease and that the leaseholder had carried out excavation work in the basement to increase income. “They strengthened the upper building, but the pillars below were weak,” he said, adding that construction workers had also been buried.
They strengthened the upper building, but the pillars below were weak.
The National Students’ Union of India called for an investigation and accountability, saying: “Negligence with the safety of students and common people will not be tolerated at any cost.” Police were searching for the building’s owner, according to the Times of India.
Negligence with the safety of students and common people will not be tolerated at any cost.
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