Pakistan: 1 dead, several injured as residential building in Karachi’s Lyari area collapses
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At least one person died while several others received injuries after a residential building in Liaquat Colony in the Lyari town of Pakistan’s Karachi collapsed on Sunday night.
According to media reports, bricks and pieces of the already dilapidated building had been falling since evening. The structure tilted before suddenly collapsing. (Photo: Twitter)
At least one person died while several others received injuries after a residential building in Liaquat Colony in the Lyari town of Pakistan’s Karachi collapsed on Sunday night, Pakistan media reported.
According to media reports, one body and three injured have been pulled from the rubble.
The residents had been given notices due to the dilapidated state of the building, because of which many families had vacated their apartments.
Very terrible news coming from my neighborhood area, A 5 floor building collaps suddenly.#Lyari pic.twitter.com/CG41GtR5dl
— MPA Shazia Karim Sang’haar (@SanghaarShazia) June 7, 2020
On Sunday morning, a major crack appeared in the building due to which several more people had evacuated their apartments, Pakistani media reports quoted a senior police official as saying.
The police official said that it was still too early to say how many people had been killed.
The multi-story building collapsed in Memon Society area of Lyari . Rescue operations are going on. #KARACHI pic.twitter.com/bdt3mTxhi0
— Arsalan Shahzad (@ArsalanShahzed) June 7, 2020
The five-storey building, located in Liaquat Colony in Karachi’s Lyari town, also had a penthouse on the top floor. There were reportedly more than 40 apartments in the entire building.
Police and rescue officials said at least one body was recovered from the debris whereas 10 wounded people were also pulled out from the debris.
The rescue operation is underway.
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