Three labourers buried alive

SHEIKHUPURA: Three labourers were killed when a building collapsed due to LPG cylinder blast in Sheikhupura on Tuesday.

Police said the incident took place at New Asia Factory near Toll Plaza, where an LPG cylinder exploded in a paint shop. The blast caused a huge blaze which resulted in the building to collapse.



Three workers identified as 35-year-old Waqas of Rachna Town, Muhammad Rafiq, 55, of Kamoki and Kashif were buried under the debris. After the incident, Rescue 1122 officials rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire. The bodies of the victims were retrieved and shifted to a hospital for legal formalities.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 20^th, 2017.