11 injured, one dead as under-construction building collapses in Surjani Town

KARACHI: At least eleven and one labourer was injured when an under-construction building collapsed in Surjani Town area of Karachi, Bol News reported.

According to reports, a four-storey building under construction collapsed near the Green Line bus stop in Sector-4D of Surjani Town. Eleven people were injured in the incident. A large contingent of police, Rangers, and rescue officials rushed to the site and helped to rescue those tapped in the rubble.

Rescue officials reached the site and shifted the injured to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. A labourer who was seriously injured died during treatment. He was identified as 27-year-old Zaryam. Many volunteers also helped to rescue the trapped labourers from the rubble as local authorities failed to bring heavy machinery.

Police said there was also a rickshaw parking area near the building. Several rickshaws were also destroyed from the collapsed building. Several people were also sitting due to power outages in the area. They are reports that local residents may also be trapped in the building.

Pakistan Rangers spokesperson said that nine labourers were rescued from the collapsed building. He said paramilitary personnel reached the scene immediately after reaching reports and helped in the rescue operations.

According to reports, the building was being constructed illegally on Plot No. SR23 by a person named Kashif Lalu, in partnership with KWSB employee Asif. Sources revealed the construction was being held with full patronage of the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA).

MQM-Pakistan Restoration Committee chief Dr Farooq Sattar expressed his concern over the collapsed building in Surjani Town. He prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured people.

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