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title: "Delhi Satya Niketan Building Collapse: Three Dead, Nine Rescued; Calls Received from Trapped Students"
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# Delhi Satya Niketan Building Collapse: Three Dead, Nine Rescued; Calls Received from Trapped Students

> **Lead Summary:** NEW DELHI: Three people have died and nine others have been rescued after a five-storey PG hostel building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan on Sunday afternoon. Police said five people are in critical condition. Around 50 students are believed to have been inside the building when it collapsed at around 1:30 pm. Rescue operations are still continuing, with reports that students trapped under the debris have been making phone calls seeking help.

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NEW DELHI: Three people have died and nine others have been rescued after a five-storey PG hostel building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan on Sunday afternoon. Police said five people are in critical condition. Around 50 students are believed to have been inside the building when it collapsed at around 1:30 pm. Rescue operations are still continuing, with reports that students trapped under the debris have been making phone calls seeking help.

Residents in the area said some of the students trapped beneath the rubble called and informed them that they were stuck inside and needed to be rescued. Delhi MLA Anil Sharma, who visited the accident site, also said that calls were still being received from people believed to be trapped inside. According to Sharma, rescue workers are maintaining continuous communication with those trapped while efforts to reach them continue.

The collapsed building was a PG hostel in Satya Niketan, located near the South Campus of Delhi University. College students were staying in the building. Six of the injured people are undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Rescue operations remain underway at the site.

A local resident said students from different states were staying in the building. According to the resident, the building had 15 rooms, with two or three students staying in each room. Each student reportedly paid up to ₹12,000 in rent.

The students staying at the hostel were reportedly studying at Motilal Nehru College, Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College and Sri Venkateswara College.The local resident also said that some construction work was being carried out on the lower floor of the building at the time. Rescue teams continue to search the debris and communicate with those who may still be trapped inside.

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