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    "prose": "A three-storey building under construction collapsed in Chawri Bazar in Old Delhi at about 9:45 a.m. on 5 November.[^1] The death toll rose to seven on 8 November.[^2] Rescue work had run for more than 70 hours by then.[^3]\n\n## The toll\n\nThe count rose over three days. The news site Siasat reported six dead.[^4] Swarajya reported the seventh death on 8 November.[^2] The seventh victim recovered was Luchhuman Mukhiya, 66, from Jakauli in the Darbhanga district of Bihar.[^5] His remains were taken to LNJP Hospital.[^6] Five of the dead came from Bihar.[^7] Another victim, Vipin Ram, lived in the Fazilpur area of Delhi.[^8]\n\n## The response\n\nDelhi Police, the National Disaster Response Force, Delhi Fire Services and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi worked the site.[^9] Siasat listed the same four agencies.[^10]\n\n## What failed\n\nThe construction work was illegal and the building was unsafe, Swarajya reported.[^11] Siasat reported the same finding.[^12] The Municipal Corporation of Delhi had not sanctioned any building plan for the structure.[^13] The corporation suspended its junior engineer and its assistant engineer after the collapse.[^14]\n\n## Arrests\n\nPolice arrested the building owner, Saimullah, also known as Ayub.[^15] They arrested three contractors, Siraj, Tajuddin and Furkan.[^16] A first information report against the four was registered on 5 November.[^17] It was filed at the Hauz Qazi police station.[^18] The four are accused; no court has ruled on the case. Swarajya also reported the arrest of the owner and the three contractors.[^19]\n\n## What comes next\n\nDelhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said an investigation is under way.[^20] Rescue teams from four agencies had worked the site for more than 70 hours by 8 November.[^3]",
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