Three killed, several feared trapped as four-storey building collapses in Sukkur

SUKKUR: At least three people including a child were killed after a four-storey building collapsed in Sindh’s Sukkur district on Thursday, ARY News reported.

As per details, the four-storey building located at Sukkur’s Hussaini road collapsed, with some people feared to be trapped under the debris of the building. Relief operations were underway to rescue those trapped under the rubble.

Pakistan Army and Rangers personnel are taking part in the rescue operations and using heavy machinery to lift the debris from the site.

Talking to ARY News, Mayor Sukkur Arsalan Sheikh said that at least 12 people have been pulled out by the rescue teams, which were immediately shifted to the Civil Hospital Sukkur.

Sources said the building was 15-years-old and five families were living in the building.

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah took notice of the incident and sought a report from Commissioner Sukkur. He also directed to provide assistance to affected families.

On December 30, a six-floor building, having 19 flats collapsed in Karachi’s Ranchore Line area. Getting notice of the matter, the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) officials reached the area and had sealed the building.

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Luckily the residents were shifted from the building before it collapsed over the empty godown situated into its surroundings.

Talking to ARY News, Director General SBCA Zafar Ahsan said that the team immediately reached the spot after getting the news about the damage to the building’s foundation.

The residents living in the 19 flats of the dilapidated six story building were evacuated to avoid human loss.

It was learnt by ARY News that the building was damaged three years ago after the fire broke out in a godown situated into its basement. The authorities did nothing rather than giving the residents warning letters to evacuate the building.

Back in October 2018, a mother and her son were injured, when a portion of a dilapidated building had collapsed in Ramswami, an area near Ranchore Line.