{
  "id": 12858625,
  "title": "Seemapuri Building Collapse: Death Toll Rises To 5 As 2 More Bodies Pulled From Debris",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/seemapuri-building-collapse-death-toll-rises-to-5-as-2-more-bodies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T11:27:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/seemapuri-building-collapse-death-toll-rises-to-5-as-2-more-bodies-pulled-from-debris"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi witnessed a tragic building collapse in Seemapuri on Wednesday afternoon, resulting in the death of five individuals. The death toll has since risen to five, with two more bodies being recovered from the debris. Among the deceased are Nusrat alias Guria and Hajra Bibi, both identified by officials. The victims earlier included a 12-year-old girl, a 21-year-old pregnant woman named Gulafsa, and a one-and-a-half-year-old child.\n\nThe four-story residential building, situated near Idgah Machhli Mandi, collapsed due to cracks that formed after tremors triggered by an earthquake in Uttarakhand the previous evening. However, the precise cause of the collapse is yet to be determined. Rescue operations are underway, involving personnel from the Delhi Police, Delhi Fire Services, NDRF, DDMA, MCD, and DUSIB, who are working to clear the debris and search the site. Eight people sustained injuries in the collapse and were promptly rescued and taken to the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital in Tahirpur for medical treatment.",
  "summary": "New Delhi: The death toll in the Seemapuri building collapse rose to five on Thursday after two more bodies were recovered from the debris at the site in east Delhi, an official said. The two deceased have been identified as Nusrat alias Guria and Hajra Bibi, he said. The victims found earlier included a 12-year-old girl, 21-year-old Gulafsa, who was around four months pregnant, and a child aged…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV - India News",
        "title": "Death Count In Delhi's Seemapuri Building Collapse Rises To 5",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/death-count-in-delhis-seemapuri-building-collapse-rises-to-5",
        "published": "2026-10-08T10:55:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}