Delhi building collapse LIVE: 2 dead, NDRF official says lanters on debris a big challenge to rescue ops

Delhi building collapse LIVE: The injured are being treated at the GTB Hospital emergency department, which is currently operational at the Rajiv Gandhi Hospital campus.

Eight people, including a three-year-old child, have been rescued. Some people are still feared to be trapped under the debris. (HT photo)

Delhi building collapse LIVE: Two died, and eight were injured after a five-storey residential building collapsed in Delhi's Seemapuri area on Wednesday afternoon, prompting a rescue operation by the Delhi Fire Services (DFS)....Read More

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• 7 Oct 2026, 08:52:34 PM IST

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: Residential building collapses in New Seemapuri, month after Satya Niketan's incident

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: A month after a tragic building collapse in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area, another residential building collapsed near Idgah Machhli Mandi in New Seemapuri on Wednesday.

  No casualties have been reported so far. A crowd, including residents, gathered around the site following the collapse.

  Further details are awaited.

  Earlier on September 9, the Delhi Police investigation into the Satya Niketan building collapse revealed the sequence of renovation work that allegedly weakened the structure before it collapsed, officials said.

  According to the investigation, renovation work was carried out in the building around 10 days before the incident on the instructions of Mahesh Gupta.
  (ANI)

• 7 Oct 2026, 08:44:31 PM IST

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: Middle-aged woman rescued from debris, rushed to hospital

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: A middle-aged woman has been rescued from under the debris and rushed to the hospital. Her condition remains unknown.

• 7 Oct 2026, 08:35:43 PM IST

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: Eight injured taken to GTB Hospital

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: Eight injured people rescued from the collapse were taken to GTB Hospital, according to officials. Among those injured were a woman and a three-year-old child, while the remaining injured were men.

  Those identified among the injured include Anwar, the owner; his wife Salma; their son Abdur Rehman; three-year-old Abdan; and Sakina, a tenant.

  The injured were being treated at the GTB Hospital emergency department, currently operational at the Rajiv Gandhi Hospital campus.

  DFS received information about the collapse at around 3:30 pm and rushed four fire tenders to the spot. NDRF was called in immediately to assist with the rescue operation.

  (With inputs from Ridhima Gupta)

• 7 Oct 2026, 08:31:30 PM IST

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: A mother trapped under the debris

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: Haseena, 42, said her mother was trapped under the rubble. "She was crossing the street when it collapsed. My father was walking ahead. He told me," she said.

  A relative of the building owner, who identified himself as Mohammed Akbar, 33, said the property belonged to his father-in-law, Mohammed Anwar. "The whole family lives here across four floors. The building collapsed in front of me".

  Akbar said three family members, including his sister-in-law, were trapped following the collapse. According to Ameena, the owner's daughter, the building adjoining their house had been undergoing demolition for the past five to six days.

  "They were using a machine to demolish. This impacted our house" she claimed. Ameena said the family had moved into the building around four months ago after constructing it. They had previously lived in another building owned by them in the neighbourhood.

• 7 Oct 2026, 08:22:53 PM IST

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: 2 bodies brought to hospital

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: Two dead bodies have reached the hospital in the building collapse case till now. "The dead bodies are completely crushed and gender also can't determined of the bodies at this point," told the hospital officials.

• 7 Oct 2026, 08:07:31 PM IST

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: Families search for loved ones after Delhi’s Seemapuri building collapse

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: A pregnant woman trapped under the rubble, a mother feared buried beneath the debris and families frantically searching for their loved ones -- residents of Delhi's New Seemapuri recounted moments of terror after a residential building collapsed on Wednesday afternoon. Read full copy here

• 7 Oct 2026, 07:59:36 PM IST

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: ‘Lanters fallen as big blocks, removing them taking time,’ says NDRF official

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: An NDRF official, on condition of anonymity, said that the biggest challenge they are facing is removing the lanters. "The lanterns have fallen as big blocks onto the debris. They are being removed using the cranes, which is taking time. People are trapped underneath," he said.

• 7 Oct 2026, 07:52:29 PM IST

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: Residential building collapses in New Seemapuri, month after Satya Niketan's incident

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: A month after a tragic building collapse in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area, another residential building collapsed near Idgah Machhli Mandi in New Seemapuri on Wednesday.

• 7 Oct 2026, 07:36:14 PM IST

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: Pregnant woman, 4-year-old daughter trapped under debris, says sister

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: A 30-year-old resident Sameena said that her sister Gulfisha, 21, has called from under the debris . "She is four months pregnant. Her four-year-old daughter and owner's daughter are with her too. She said she is stuck inside and is facing difficulty breathing".

• 7 Oct 2026, 07:24:48 PM IST

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: Toddler among 8 rescued as five-storey building collapses in Delhi's New Seemapuri

  Delhi building collapse LIVE: The building, constructed on a plot of approximately 25 square yards, collapsed and partially damaged two adjoining buildings. Eight injured persons, including a child aged around three years, have been rescued from the affected area while some are feared trapped.

  The injured are being treated at the GTB Hospital emergency department, which is currently operational at the Rajiv Gandhi Hospital campus.

  The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) received a call about the building collapse at around 3:30 pm and rushed four fire tenders to the spot.