At least five dead in Karachi building collapse

Building was in the midst of construction on its third floor when it suddenly gave way

KARACHI:

At least five people were killed when an under-construction building collapsed in Karachi's Shah Faisal Colony area on Wednesday.

The incident also left two people injured.

Edhi sources said all deceased appeared to be labourers working inside the under-construction building. The ill-fated building, situated near Qadri Masjid, had construction ongoing on its third floor when it seemingly gave way and collapsed.

Soon after the incident was reported, rescue teams and law enforcement along with local residents reached the incident site to initiate rescue efforts.

A police spokesperson also confirmed casualties in the incident. He stated that there were a total of six labourers working in the now-collapsed building. "Four labourers have been evacuated with minor injuries while a pedestrian was killed by the collapse of a building," said the police.

Three of the deceased individuals have been identified as 55-year-old Abdul Ghaffar son of Hasan Ali, 30-year-old Naseer Ahmed son of Mohammad Anwar and 37-year-old Mohammad Kashif son of Mehbood Ali.

So far, three bodies have been recovered from the debris, while the injured individuals have been moved to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center for medical treatment.