New Delhi: A total of 11 people have been rescued from the debris of a 50-year-old multi-storey building that collapsed in southwest Delhi’s Satya Niketan area, with the death toll reaching six, an official said on Monday.
#WATCH | Delhi: CCTV footage from the building collapse site in Satya Niketan of Delhi’s South-West district. Six people have lost their lives.
(Source: Local Resident) pic.twitter.com/7MtDbb3pJF
— ANI (@ANI) September 7, 2026
The building, which housed a boys’ paying guest accommodation near Delhi University’s South Campus, collapsed around 1.30 pm on Sunday while repair work was underway.
Multiple agencies, including the Delhi Police, Delhi Fire Service, National Disaster Response Force and Delhi Disaster Management Authority, have been carrying out rescue operations through the night.
#WATCH | Delhi: Search and rescue operations are underway on a war footing in South Delhi’s Satya Niketan area following the collapse of a building.
Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Fire Service, Delhi Police, and other agencies are working at the site to… pic.twitter.com/wAHddKBY7A
— ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2026
“One more person was rescued during the night but was brought dead, taking the toll to six,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Amit Goel said.
He further said that efforts are continuing to trace the persons allegedly connected with the incident.
#WATCH | Delhi: One more body has been recovered, raising the death toll to six in the Satya Niketan building collapse. Search and rescue operations continue. pic.twitter.com/rujAXFbCFs
— ANI (@ANI) September 6, 2026
Police have registered a case against the building owner and others, while a magisterial inquiry has also been ordered.
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