MIRPUR: At least three members of a family were killed while two others suffered wounds when the roof of a house caved in in Mirpur city of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, ARY News reported.
According to police, the roof collapse incident took place in Mujahid Town of the city. The deceased included three siblings, aged between three and thirteen years, while those injured were their parents.
Upon being informed of the incident, the residents of the area reached the site and began rescue operation, pulling the family members from under the debris.
The deceased and injured were moved to a nearby medical facility.
Earlier, on Feb 5, four children of a family were killed and three people got injured after a roof of a house collapsed in Pishin, Balochistan. The grisly incident took place at Yaqoob Colony of the city. Bodies of the kids had been retrieved from the rubble.
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