Three die as building collapsed after cylinder blast in Karachi

KARACHI: Three persons dead, 17 injured after the two-story building located in Karachi’s Machar Colony area collapsed due to a ‘cylinder blast’, ARY News reported on Monday.

According to the rescue officials, as many as three people lost their lives while 17 others – including two women and three children – sustained injuries as the two-floor building collapsed after a cylinder blast.

The initial reports indicated that the explosion was of a cylinder, meanwhile, the rescue officials were still busy pulling out the injured people from the building debris and shifting them to the nearby hospital for immediate medical assistance.

Furthermore, the rescue official revealed that all the injured sustained burn injuries, however, the doctors will be further revealed about the conditions of the individuals.

The rescue officials stated that more people are feared to be trapped in the debris, however, the relief operations are still underway to rescue the individuals.