Roof cave-in injures family of seven

At least seven members of a family suffered injuries when a giant block of soil fell on the roof of their house on Tuesday. According to the police, a giant soil block fell on the roof of a house in Mohalla Irshad Nagar in Hasan Abdal, resulting in the collapse of the roof and injuries to seven members of the same family, including a woman and two girls.

Rescue 1122 and local residents immediately rescued and shifted the victims to THQ Hospital Hasan Abdal.

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According to MS of THQ Hospital Dr Naeem, the injured were brought to the hospital, in which two persons, Iqbal Khan and Gibran, have been referred to Rawalpindi Hospital after receiving medical aid due to chest injuries, while the other injured, including girls named Eman and Amina, have received minor injuries.

Residents Raja Qaiser and others told the media that the rescuers gave an immediate response to the report and saved precious human lives by arriving on time. In this rescue operation, the residents of the neighborhood also took the lead and shifted the injured to the hospital with their help.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 17^th, 2024.