Five dead, nine rescued after student housing collapse in New Delhi

At least five people were killed and nine rescued after a multi‑storey building that housed primarily students collapsed in New Delhi. The incident, which occurred in the city’s central district, prompted an immediate response from local emergency services, fire crews and police who arrived on the scene within minutes to assess the damage and begin rescue operations.

Rescue teams worked through the rubble for several hours, extracting survivors and transporting the injured to nearby hospitals. Officials have not yet disclosed the cause of the collapse, though preliminary investigations will examine the building’s structural integrity and any possible violations of safety regulations. The district administration has warned residents to avoid the area while the site is secured, and families of the victims have been notified as authorities continue to search for any additional survivors.