{
  "id": 5958293,
  "title": "Six-storey building collapses in Delhi: Students call for help from rubble as rescuers race to find survivors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/six-storey-building-collapses-in-delhi-students-call-for-help-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T10:07:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/six-storey-building-collapses-in-delhi-students-call-for-help-from-rubble-as-rescuers-race-to-find-survivors-1.500664897"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In southwest Delhi, a six-story building collapsed on Sunday afternoon, trapping students inside and prompting a frantic rescue effort. The structure, a 75-bed men's paying guest facility known as Hostel Daze near Delhi University’s South Campus, housed several students. The building's collapse prompted immediate action from rescue teams, including at least 12 fire tenders, an excavator, disaster response units, Delhi Police, and ambulance crews. Rescuers raced to the scene, some students reportedly making desperate phone calls for help from beneath the rubble. Eyewitness accounts suggested a significant number of students were trapped, with estimates ranging from 20 to 50 individuals potentially buried. The collapse, which allegedly occurred around 1:30pm, left at least two people rescued so far, with the remaining trapped still being located. Local resident Anil Kumar Sharma stated that students were able to use their phones to call for assistance while trapped. Despite the urgency, authorities had not yet confirmed the exact cause of the collapse or the total number of individuals still trapped. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta declared the rescue operation to be being conducted on a \"war footing,\" with the adjoining building evacuated as a precautionary measure.",
  "summary": "New Delhi: Students trapped beneath the rubble of a six-storey building that collapsed in southwest Delhi were making phone calls asking for help on Sunday as rescue teams raced to reach survivors, Indian media reported. The building, which housed a paying guest accommodation in the student-dominated Satya Niketan area near Delhi University’s South Campus, collapsed on Sunday afternoon, leaving…",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Several feared trapped as building collapses in Delhi's Satya Niketan — Video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/several-feared-trapped-as-building-collapses-in-delhis-satya-niketan",
        "published": "2026-09-06T08:54:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "New Delhi building collapse kills 1, traps others",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/new-delhi-building-collapse-kills-1-traps-others",
        "published": "2026-09-06T13:03:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Multi-story building collapses in India's Delhi, police rescue at least six people",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/multi-story-building-collapses-in-indias-delhi-police-rescue-at-least",
        "published": "2026-09-06T14:56:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}