Two women died and three other wounds on Thursday after the roof of a six -story residential building collapsed near the Khadda market in Lyari in Karachi, authorities said.
According to the rescue authorities, the sixth floor of the Ghani Mansion building, located near the Bilal Masjid and Peshawari Hotel, gave in and fell to the fifth floor, which in turn collapsed in the room.
Rescue of 1122 teams, along with other emergency services, rushed to the site and launched help efforts. The police also cordoned off the area and helped coordinate rescue operations, which are still underway.
Dig South Syed Asad Raza confirmed that two women died in the incident, and three others reported that their daughters were injured. The deceased has been transferred to the Karachi Civil Hospital.
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One of the victims was identified as Hurmat Rafiq, 45, according to a spokesman for the Edhi Foundation. The identity of the second woman has not yet been confirmed.
The five victims were residents of the building. The authorities declared that the injured were receiving medical treatment, and their conditions were being monitored.
The authorities are investigating the cause of collapse and evaluate structural damage to the surrounding area.
A similar tragedy was developed earlier this month in the Baghdadi area of Lyari, when a five -story residential building collapsed. Rescue operations lasted almost 50 hours.
The Karachi Civil Hospital confirmed 27 deaths and 10 injuries, including 11 women, 16 men and a small -year -old girl. The incident raised new concerns about the security of construction and the application of regulation in the oldest neighborhoods of Karachi.
Subsequently, the government of Sindh ordered a new survey throughout the province of all dangerous buildings, citing complaints that some had been erroneously declared insecure.
The district committees have already been established and will include technical experts from Abad, PEC and the City Council of Architects and Planners.
A meeting chaired by Ghani reviewed 588 ruins in Karachi, 59 of which were considered extremely dangerous. Karachi authorities said 29 of them have been unemployed. The list was updated later with more than 70 structures of more insecure buildings.
