Two labourers buried under sand
Two workers lost their lives and three others were left injured after a pile of sand fell down on them in Hamdan Society in Mohlanwal area on Friday. The victims were busy in work in the basement of the under-construction plaza when it caved in all of a sudden. Resultantly, five workers were trapped under the debris. Nearby people informed Rescue 1122 teams. They reached the spot on information, removed the debris and evacuated the victims. They were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment where doctors pronounced two of them as brought dead. The deceased had been identified as Liaqat Ali, son of Ghulam Rasool, 20, and Luqman, 28. The injured were discharged after administration of first aid.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 11th, 2020.