"We Dug Out Friends' Bodies": Students Recall Delhi Building Collapse Horror
Students in Delhi are criticizing the delayed emergency response following the collapse of a paying guest hostel that killed seven people. Survivors claim they had to perform their own rescue efforts while waiting for official teams to arrive.
Why it matters
It raises critical questions about urban safety standards, building regulations, and the adequacy of emergency response systems for student housing.
In southwest Delhi's Satya Niketan, thousands of students come every year with their backpacks full of books and eyes full of hope. The last thing they can imagine is getting stuck under the debris of the very building they have learned to call home, desperately waiting for help.That was the reality of the occupants of 'Hostel Daze', the paying guest (PG) facility that crumbled on Sunday, June 6, killing seven and injuring five others. Most of the dead and injured were students, with the others being labourers who were working in the basement of the building.Speaking to NDTV on Monday, students and eyewitnesses present at the Delhi building collapse site said they themselves had to pull out their friends stuck under the debris because rescue teams arrived late.#NationwideAt6 with @Ankit_Tyagi01 | Delhi Building Collapse: Old Building, Deadly ConsequencesNegligence Or Systemic Failure?
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