Bride dead, groom injured as roof of Lahore wedding hall caves in

Seven people killed, 15 injured in the incident

LAHORE: At least seven people, including the bride, were killed when the roof of a wedding hall in Lahore caved in early on Wednesday.

According to initial details, the roof of Faizan Marriage Hall in Shadbagh area of Lahore caved in when a wedding reception was in progress.

It was the first function after the marriage hall was inaugurated, said Edhi officials told The Express Tribune.

A rescue official said that 20 injured and six bodies had been shifted to Mayo Hospital and Kot Khawaja Saeed Hospital. He said that the bride Shumaila's dead body had been recovered while the groom was recovered injured, adding that the debris is being removed to recover injured or dead bodies under it.

Local police, Rescue 1122, officials of city district government and Edhi officials have reached the spot and started the rescue efforts.

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has the taken notice and ordered the investigation into the incident.