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'Trapped Students Making Phone Calls': BJP MLA On Delhi Building Collapse

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Vaibhav Tiwari
'Trapped Students Making Phone Calls': BJP MLA On Delhi Building Collapse
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A six-storey building serving as a student hostel collapsed in Delhi's Satya Niketan area, leaving several students trapped under the debris. Emergency responders, including the NDRF and fire services, are currently conducting rescue operations.

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The incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding building safety standards and the regulation of student housing in densely populated urban areas.

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Many students trapped inside the collapsed six-storey building in Delhi's Satya Niketan have made phone calls from beneath the debris, said South-West Delhi MLA Anil Sharma on Sunday. He confirmed that the building served as a paying-guest type accommodation for college students.The BJP MLA, however, couldn't verify how many people were trapped."This is a deeply tragic incident; there could be nothing more heartbreaking. Students come here from various places to study and stay in PGs in this building; the structure has collapsed. While it is difficult to state the exact number-whether there are five, ten, or twenty students-we know for certain that students are trapped inside," said the politician from the accident spot.He added that many students had been rescued."Some students are even making calls from within, and it appears there are still others trapped inside, so rescue efforts are ongoing.

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