The toll due to the building collapse in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area has risen to six, with search and rescue operations continuing at the spot, ANI reported.
Teams from the National Disaster Response Force, fire services, police and other agencies are working on clearing the debris and searching for survivors.
Eleven persons have been rescued so far, and 30 to 35 more students are estimated to be trapped under the rubble, India Today reported.
The five-storey building, which was being used as paying guest accommodation for students, collapsed on Sunday afternoon. The police said that as per local inquiries, the structure was 40 to 50 years old, and repair work was underway in the basement when the building caved in.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who visited the site on Sunday evening, ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident, The Hindu reported.
Gupta asserted that whoever is responsible for the collapse will not be spared, be it the owner of the building or a government official.
“The building was old, and some construction and renovation work was underway,” she was quoted as saying by the newspaper from a temple adjecent to the site. “Our priority is to save the lives of these children first. All officials are present here, and there will be no shortage of any kind. However, the guilty will not...
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