Four women and three children were injured in the incident. PHOTO: FILE
According to eye witnesses, the house was under construction and building materials were being stored on the roof. The weight of the materials caused the roof to cave in, initial reports revealed further.
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As the roof collapsed, five were killed and seven others were injured and have now been shifted to a local hospital. Sources at the hospital have confirmed that of the seven, two children--Maham and Haider Ali--are in critical condition.
Earlier in the year, at least 39 students were trapped under the rubble when the roof of a private school collapsed in Multan’s Muzaffargarh road area.
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