In Too Deep : Three killed in house collapse

MIANWALI: Three people were killed and another was injured when a house collapsed on Monday. Rescue 1122 officials said workers were digging for the construction of a plaza when a neighbouring house collapsed as a result of the excavation.  They said Shamim Masih and her two granddaughters Aliza and Sahana were buried under the rubble.  Rescue 1122 officials dug them out and took them to the DHQ hospital where they died. They said a man in the house, Fayyaz Patras, was also injured.  Mianwali DCO Muhammad Khan Ranjha visited the family and assured them that the responsible persons will be brought to book.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 13^th, 2014.