Multi-storey building collapses in Delhi’s Saket; several feared trapped

Several people are feared to be trapped under debris after a multi-storey building collapsed in Saket area in south Delhi on Saturday evening (May 30, 2026), officials said. The incident took place on Western Marg in Saidulajab near Saket Metro station.

The police and Delhi Fire Services (DSF) are carrying out rescue operations. The DFS, which deployed four water tenders, said the building had three levels above the ground floor.

The third floor of the building was under construction, the officials said. Authorities have not yet confirmed the number of people who may be trapped.

The building fell on an adjacent tin-shed canteen where a few children were having dinner. They are also feared to be trapped under the debris.

The building had a coaching institute on the ground floor, PTI quoted officials as saying.

Every effort being made to rescue those trapped, says Delhi CM

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that every possible effort is being made to safely rescue those trapped in the building collapse near Saket Metro Station.

Expressing her concern about the incident, Ms. Gupta stated that the situation is being closely monitored. “Teams from NDRF, Delhi Fire Services, Delhi Police, DDMA, MCD, CATS and Civil Defence are carrying out rescue operations on a war footing,” Gupta said in a post on X.

The DFS received a call regarding the building collapse at 7.44 p.m.

Visuals from the site showed the building reduced to heaps of concrete, twisted metal and broken pillars, with debris strewn across the area.

Residents and neighbours rushed to the spot carrying flashlights and mobile phones, trying to ascertain the extent of the damage and check whether anyone was trapped under the debris.

“It was a commercial building where students attended classes and people worked. Had the collapse occurred during office hours, the death toll could have been much higher. I think even at this hour, three or four people would have been doing night shifts, and they might be injured or dead. The construction was of poor quality,” another local said.

With PTI inputs