Three children among five killed in roof collapse incidents in Lahore
Last updated on: 26 July,2019 06:39 am
At least five people were killed in two separate incidents of roof collapse in Lahore on Thursday.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – At least five persons, including three children, were killed in two separate roof collapse incidents in Lahore on Thursday, Dunya News reported.
In the first incident, roof of a house situated in Mominpura area of Lahore collapsed due to heavy rain in the city on Thursday, killing three children and injuring seven other persons.
Rescue teams reached the spot and retrieved the dead and injured from the rubble. The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital.
Earlier, roof of a dilapidated house situated in village Lail near Lahore collapsed due to heavy rain on Thursday, killing an elderly couple and injuring five other people.
According to details, roof of the house collapsed during repair work to stop leakage caused by the heavy rain, killing 60-year-old Munir and his wife Naziran on the spot and injuring five other people.
Rescue teams and police reached the spot and retrieved the dead and injured from the debris. The injured were shifted to hospital.