{"id":15060,"date":"2026-05-31T19:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T13:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/watch-dramatic-moment-saket-building-crumbles-into-massive-dust-cloud-delhi-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T19:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T13:36:16","slug":"watch-dramatic-moment-saket-building-crumbles-into-massive-dust-cloud-delhi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/watch-dramatic-moment-saket-building-crumbles-into-massive-dust-cloud-delhi-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Dramatic moment Saket building crumbles into massive dust cloud | Delhi News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131423214,imgsize-15045608,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/-.jpg\" alt=\"Watch: Dramatic moment Saket building crumbles into massive dust cloud\" title=\"The building, located on Western Marg in Saidulajab, housed a coaching institute, cafes and offices. Construction work was reportedly underway on the upper floor when the collapse occurred on Saturday evening.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The building, located on Western Marg in Saidulajab, housed a coaching institute, cafes and offices. Construction work was reportedly underway on the upper floor when the collapse occurred on Saturday evening.\">The building, located on Western Marg in Saidulajab, housed a coaching institute, cafes and offices. Construction work was reportedly underway on the upper floor when the collapse occurred on Saturday evening.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: A video has captured the terrifying moment a three-storey commercial building near Saket Metro station in south Delhi collapsed within seconds, disappearing into a massive cloud of dust.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The footage shows dust initially billowing from the upper floors of the building, bystanders and residents can be seen gathered outside. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Moments later, the entire structure suddenly gives way, crashing to the ground and sending a thick wall of dust and debris sweeping through the area. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>People standing nearby can be seen running for safety as chaos erupts around the collapsing building.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Read more: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/she-was-like-our-mother-moments-before-saket-building-collapse-canteen-owner-rushed-back-to-warn-students-and-never-returned\/articleshow\/131422771.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"strong\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Moments before Saket building collapse, canteen owner rushed back to warn students \u2014 and never returned<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The building, located on Western Marg in Saidulajab, housed a coaching institute, cafes and offices. <!-- -->Construction work was reportedly underway on the upper floor when the collapse occurred on Saturday evening.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>According to police, the structure was reduced to rubble and its debris crashed onto an adjoining tin-shed canteen popular among students preparing for competitive medical examinations, including the Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG) Exam.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>At least six people were killed and several others were injured in the incident, while rescue teams pulled multiple survivors from the debris. Some of the victims and injured were reportedly FMG aspirants studying in the area.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Also read: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/kolkata\/mamata-banerjee-announces-sit-in-protest-on-june-2-over-post-poll-violence-attacks-on-party-leaders-in-west-bengal\/articleshow\/131423189.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"strong\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Mamata Banerjee announces sit-in protest on June 2 over post-poll violence, attacks on party leaders in West Bengal<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The collapse triggered an overnight multi-agency rescue operation involving the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Delhi Fire Services, Delhi Police, district authorities and local volunteers. Teams used heavy machinery, hydraulic cutters, victim-location cameras and sniffer dogs to search through the wreckage for survivors.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Police have registered an FIR and launched an investigation into the incident. A case of culpable homicide has been filed, and authorities are probing the exact cause of the collapse.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta visited the site and ordered a magisterial inquiry. She also warned of action against unauthorised constructions and officials found responsible for safety lapses.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Also read:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/bhopal\/cbi-turns-spotlight-on-twishas-pregnancy-abortion-psychiatric-records\/articleshow\/131413616.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"strong\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\"> Why was Twisha Sharma distressed: CBI turns spotlight on pregnancy, abortion and psychiatric records<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>Among those who lost their lives was Parvati Ojha, a canteen owner remembered by students as a mother figure. According to survivors and relatives, she rushed back into her canteen to warn students and help them escape after noticing the building shaking, but was trapped when the collapsing structure crashed onto the eatery. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>Students later gathered near the site and at the hospital, mourning the woman many said had cared for them like family.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/watch-saket-building-collapses-in-seconds-vanishes-into-giant-dust-cloud\/articleshow\/131423208.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The building, located on Western Marg in Saidulajab, housed a coaching institute, cafes and offices. Construction work was reportedly underway on the upper floor when the collapse occurred on Saturday evening. 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