Nine die as three-storey building collapses in Multan

• Seven dead belonged to same family. 
• Three women also among the dead. 
• Two injured getting treatment in hospital.

MULTAN: At least nine people died including three women while two others sustained injuries after a dilapidated three-storey building collapsed in Multan's Mohalla Jawadian near Haram Gate on Tuesday. 

According to Rescue 1122's District Emergency Officer, Dr Kaleem Ullah, they received a call about the mishap at around 3:30am after which the teams rushed to the site to start rescue operation.

DEO Kaleem said that a total of 11 people were stuck under the debris after the building collapsed out of which nine lost their lives. Meanwhile, two of them were getting treatment at Nishtar Hospital and they were in a critical condition, he added. 

He added that seven people, who were among the dead, belonged to the same family. Children aged 12 to 15 years are also among the dead, said the district administration.

The deceased were identified as Danish (15), Faheem Abbas (40), Ameer Ali (12), Waseem (14), Sanoobar (40), Bukhtawar Ameen (18) and Komal (13). 

Moreover, Waqar and Mussarat Bibi sustained serious injuries and were shifted to the hospital.

"The rescue operation has been completed," said DEO Kaleem. 

In a similar incident which happened in December last year, nine members of the same family, including a mother and her eight children, were killed in a tragic incident after a roof of their house collapsed due to fire caused by a short-circuit. 

The Rescue 1122, along with three ambulances and locals made concerted efforts to extinguish the fire and rescue the residents. Unfortunately, the wood and clay house quickly caught fire, impeding rescue activities.

The deceased persons were identified as the wife of Zakir, four daughters and four sons, including Hashim, Qasim, Hasan, and Sufyan.