Two killed, five wounded in Karachi building collapse

KARACHI: Two people, including a woman, were killed and five others injured after a two-storey building in Neelam Colony collapsed in the early hours of Wednesday, rescue sources confirmed.

The deceased were identified as Zeenat and Azeem.

Sources further informed that five people, including two children, were immediately shifted to Civil Hospital`s burns ward. According to hospital authorities, two of the injured had 90 percent burns on their bodies.

People in the colony suspect that the incident occurred due to a gas cylinder blast. Police have started an investigation on the case. 

MPA Khurram Sherzaman reached the spot. Speaking to the media, he said: “Sindh Building Control Authority needs to take responsibility. They should not allow illegal and below par building structures.” He demanded that the injured be provided utmost care.

Earlier, on Jan 10, two people were killed after an under-construction building collapsed in Multan. The incident occurred near Multan's Bosan Road, where an under-construction building collapsed. Geo News learned that the building caved as a hall room was being constructed by razing the walls of six shops on the upper storey of the building.