Death toll from four-storey building collapse in Karachi rises to 13
11 killed, 24 injured as four-storey building collapses in Karachi
KARACHI (Dunya News) – At least 13 people including women and children were killed while 24 others sustained severe wounds after a four-storey residential building collapsed in Karachi’s Rizvia Society today (Thursday).
Receiving information about the mishap, the rescue officials and police personnel arrived at the scene and launched operation. The victims are being shifted to the hospital for medical assistance.
Police officers told that the builder was constructing fifth floor on the four-storey building due to which it caved in. They further stated a number of people are still suspected to be trapped under the rubble.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister of Sindh (CM) Murad Ali Shah has taken notice of the incident and sought report from the concerned authorities.
Inspector General of Police Mushtaq Mahar has directed Central Senior Superintendent of Police Mohammad Arif Aslam Rao to head the rescue operation in the area.
On the other hand, balcony of a building in Karachi’s Federal B area caved in, killing one man and injuring 10 others including three children.
The rescue officials, while reaching the spot, shifted the affectees to the hospital for treatment.
It is pertinent to mention that this is the fourth building collapase of Karachi in last two years. The government has declared over 1500 buildings as dangerous.
In December 2019, a six-storey dilapidated building located at the Old Haji Camp Timber Market in Karachi collapsed.
In February 2019, a three-story residential building collapsed in Karachi’s Jafar-e-Tayyar and three persons including a woman lost their lives in the incident.
At least three people, including two children and a woman, were killed as a three-story residential building on July 18, 2017 collapsed at Liaqatabad No. 9 in Karachi.
