10866223 Students who live in the PG accommodations near the building which collapsed in Satya Niketan on Sunday wait near the site of the incident as rescue operations continued overnight. Gajendra Yadav
10866217 Delhi CM Rekha Gupta visits Satya Niketan PG building collapse site
10866203 Rescue operations underway at the site of the incident in Satya Niketan, Sunday. Abhinav Saha
MCD’s annual survey found only 27 buildings unsafe despite covering nearly 30 lakh properties.
The building, used as a PG accommodation for students, was around 40 to 50 years old and had a basement and five upper floors, Delhi Police said. Renovation work was allegedly being carried out on the ground floor when the structure collapsed. Earlier, police had said repair work was underway in the basement.
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Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan also expressed sorrow over the incident and offered condolences to the families of those who lost their lives.
Gupta visited the site as rescue teams searched through the rubble for people who may still be trapped. She said 11 people had been rescued so far and assured that those responsible for the collapse would face action.
A multi-storey building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area, leaving one person dead, at least three critically injured and several others, including students, feared trapped under the rubble.
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