Pakistan

One killed as roof collapses in Karachi's DHA

Rescue officials say some labourers are still trapped under the rubble, rescue operation underway

News Desk January 29, 2022

According to rescue sources, some workers were still under the rubble of the under-construction building located in Khayaban-e-Nishat. SCREENGRAB

One person was killed and several others injured on Saturday when roof of an under-construction building collapsed in Karachi's Defence Housing Authority (DHA) neighbourhood, Express News reported.

According to rescue sources, some workers were still trapped under the rubble of the collapsed building located in Khayaban-e-Nishat, adding that three people were rescued but one of them, identified as Mohammad Hanif, succumbed to his injuries.

They said that the injured have been shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) for medical treatment.

They further said that heavy machinery has been transported to the location.

An under-construction building collapses, killing one person and injuring at least two others.

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Similar incidents have been reported lately in different areas of the city including Golimar, Liaquatabad, Malir and Allahwala Town, leaving many dead and injured.

In April last year, four labourers were injured when a three-storey building collapsed near the Sindh Government Qatar Hospital in Orangi Town while an anti-encroachment operation was underway in the area.

The affected building caved in while an anti-encroachment team of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), led by KMC anti-encroachment director Bashir Siddiqui, was demolishing structures along Orangi nullah. As a result, four KMC labourers were stuck under the rubble.

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In March 2020, at least 13 people died and dozens others sustained injuries when a five-storey residential building in Rizvia Society collapsed.

In January 2020, the city administration directed the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) to vacate the 382 residential buildings declared ‘dangerous’.

The majority of the earmarked buildings are located in Saddar, where 295 residential buildings have been declared dangerous. Meanwhile, 44 buildings are in Lyari. Out of the 382 dangerous buildings, 339 were located in the South district, 14 in East and 10 in Central.