Delhi Building Collapse: FIR Says Owner Built Extra Floors for More Rent
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A building fell down in Satya Niketan, in Delhi. Police wrote an FIR about it. The FIR says the owner built four floors. He wanted more rent money. This may have caused the building to fall.
A man named Nitesh was hurt in the accident. He was pulled out from the debris. He said he heard a loud noise. It sounded like fast water from a tap. Then the building fell down.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi, called MCD, will now check all buildings in the city. They asked for a report in three days. The report will show if buildings are safe.
News also said one flat cost 28 lakh rupees. But only 19 (words unclear) were mentioned in the report. This shows there may be many problems with the building.
Vocabulary15 words
- FIR
- a paper the police write when something bad happens
- rent
- money you pay to live in a place
- debris
- broken pieces from a building
- MCD
- the group that manages Delhi city
- collapse
- when something falls down suddenly
- owner
- the person who has a building
- floor
- one level of a building
- accident
- something bad that happens by chance
- safety
- being free from danger
- report
- a paper with information
- police
- people who keep order and catch bad people
- hurt
- having pain or injury
- lakh
- one hundred thousand, an Indian number word
- building
- a place made for people to live or work
- check
- to look at something carefully
Quiz
Answer key
1. The owner built extra floors for more rent 2. A loud noise like fast water 3. A report on all buildings in three days
Fill-in-the-blank listening
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A building fell down in Satya Niketan, in Delhi. Police wrote an _____ about it. The FIR says the owner built four floors. He wanted more _____ money. This may have caused the building to fall.
A man named Nitesh was hurt in the accident. He was pulled out from the _____. He said he heard a loud noise. It sounded like fast water from a tap. Then the building fell down.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi, called _____, will now check all buildings in the city. They asked for a _____ in three days. The report will show if buildings are safe.
News also said one flat cost 28 _____ rupees. But only 19 (words unclear) were mentioned in the report. This shows there may be many problems with the building.