One dead, two injured after shop roof collapses on Karachi’s Manghopir Road: rescue services
KARACHI: One person was killed and two others were injured after the roof of a corner shop collapsed near the New Nazimabad Flyover in Karachi on Thursday, rescue services said. A Rescue 1122 spokesperson said that a search and rescue team, along with a disaster response vehicle and an ambulance, was immediately dispatched to the scene. Rescue 1122 recovered three individuals from the debris, who…
Karachi witnessed a tragic incident on Thursday when the roof of a corner shop near the New Nazimabad Flyover collapsed, resulting in one death and two injuries. Rescue 1122 reported that their team, along with a disaster response vehicle and an ambulance, rushed to the scene. The rescue operation recovered three individuals from the debris, but one of them succumbed to injuries on the way to the hospital.
The deceased was identified as a 42-year-old man. The two injured victims were children, aged eight and five, according to Rescue 1122. Once the final clearance operation was completed, search and rescue teams handed over the site to the relevant authorities. The incident occurred during construction work at the shop. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah directed rapid rescue operations to be undertaken and emphasized providing the best medical treatment to the injured.
He also sought a report from the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) to determine the cause of the accident and ascertain if any negligence was involved. This incident echoes similar tragic events in Pakistan, such as the collapse of a building's roof in Multan, which killed one person and injured seven others on October 27, and the collapse of a school roof in Peshawar's Afridi Abad area, leaving at least 31 people, including 30 students and a female teacher, dead on October 15.
Written by urgent.news from Dawn's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
