The over 40-year-old building had a basement and five upper floors, according to Delhi Police. Pics/PTI
Rescue work was underway with several people being pulled out from the rubble
The five-storey building housing a boys' PG collapsed in south Delhi''s Satya Niketan area on Sunday afternoon, leaving one dead and several people trapped, officials said
The area is close to the heart of Delhi University''s South Campus and has congested lanes lined with student hostels and eateries. Locals claimed the building was nearly 20 years old and construction work in the basement was on when the incident occurred at around 1.30 pm
Of the four patients the hospital received, two remain critical, and one was brought dead
Local police staff, fire brigade, CAT Ambulance and other emergency services are present at the spot. The NDRF team has also reached, and rescue and relief operations are underway, a police officer said
