Another six-storey building at risk of collapsing in Karachi

Another six-storey building which was built three years ago in Karachi’s Timber Market is on the verge of collapse after six storey building collapsed in Karachi’s Ranchor line area couple of days ago.

According to details, fear spread among the residents after they saw cracks on the building and people residing in the building have been asked to vacate it.

The Sindh Building Control Authority asked the building residents to stay the night at their relative’s house and the building authority will send their technical team on Sunday to inspect the building.

The six-storey building, Ramzan Tower has 21 apartments and was located at Sughra Gali.

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Earlier on 30 December, a six storey building collapsed in Karachi’s Ranchor line area, but there was no loss of life reported as the complex had been evacuated in advance.

The residential edifice located in Somra Street of Ranchor line, collapsed due to dilapidated condition.

It had 19 flats and a couple of warehouses.

It was built more than 10 years ago.

Utility connections to the residential complex had already disconnected.

The building  evacuated in the wee hours of Monday after cracks had appeared in its structure.

The officials present at the site  of the view that substandard material used in the construction, which led to the building’s decrepit state and eventual collapse.

Area people said the building collapsed because of dilapidated condition.

They said the complex was in a dilapidated condition that resulted in its collapse. Soon after the incident, people residing in the neighborhood started shifting to safer places.

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