Six Dead After Delhi Student Hostel Collapses as Overnight Rescue Ends in Tragedy
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- Six people were killed and 11 rescued after a five-story student hostel collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan neighborhood.
- Emergency crews searched the unstable rubble for nearly 16 hours while trying to prevent an adjacent girls’ hostel from collapsing.
- The building stood in one of Delhi’s busiest student housing districts near Delhi University.
Six people died after a five-story student hostel collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan neighborhood, turning an overnight rescue operation into a tragedy.
Emergency crews spent nearly 16 hours searching through unstable rubble and rescued 11 people. Responders also worked to prevent an adjacent girls’ hostel from collapsing during the operation.
The building stood in one of Delhi’s busiest student housing districts, near Delhi University. The collapse and rescue operation were reported by Khaama Press.
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