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Three killed in New Delhi building collapse

From The Express Tribune · () English

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  • A building housing mostly students collapsed in New Delhi’s Satya Niketan area, killing at least three people, local media reported.
  • Rescuers pulled nine people from the rubble, including five taken to hospital in critical condition, while the number still trapped remained unclear.
  • Authorities evacuated an adjacent building over fears it could also collapse, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered condolences.

A building housing mostly students came crashing down around midday in New Delhi’s southwestern Satya Niketan area, killing at least three people, according to local media reports.

Police and disaster response personnel worked cautiously through the rubble with heavy machinery as they searched for people who might still be trapped. Nine people were rescued, five of whom were taken to hospital in critical condition. Authorities did not immediately know how many others remained beneath the debris.

distressing

· Narendra ModiThe Indian prime minister described the building collapse in a statement from his office.

Television images showed rescuers pulling a young man from the wreckage. Another trapped person lay beneath a fallen concrete slab, with only his face visible. An adjacent building was evacuated because of fears that it, too, could collapse.

The Hindu and other local media outlets cited unnamed fire services officials in reporting the death toll. Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the incident as “distressing” and offered “condolences to those who lost their loved ones,” according to a statement from his office.

condolences to those who lost their loved ones

· Narendra ModiModi expressed sympathy for families affected by the collapse.
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