“The death toll in the Seemapuri building collapse rose to five on Thursday (October 8, 2026) after two more bodies were recovered from the debris at the site in east Delhi,” an official said. “The two deceased have been identified as Nusrat alias Guria and Hajra Bibi,” he said.

The victims found earlier included a 12-year-old girl, 21-year-old Gulafsa, who was around four months pregnant, and a child aged around one-and-a-half years.

Eight people injured in the collapse were rescued and shifted to the Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital in Tahirpur for treatment. Rescue teams comprising personnel from the Delhi Police, Delhi Fire Services, NDRF, DDMA, MCD and DUSIB are engaged in clearing the debris and searching the site.

The four-storey building, located near Idgah Machhli Mandi in Seemapuri, collapsed on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) afternoon.

Officials said the structure had developed cracks after tremors caused by an earthquake in Uttarakhand on Tuesday evening (October 6, 2026), though the exact cause of the collapse is yet to be ascertained.

A few people are suspected to be trapped after the front portion of a building collapsed in northeast Delhi’s Seemapuri area on Wednesday (October 7, 2026), an officer said.

The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) received a call regarding the collapse at 3.30 p.m. and rushed fire tenders to the spot. Some people might be trapped in the debris, a DFS officer said.

“Search and rescue operation is ongoing,” he said.

Further details are awaited.