Woman among two dies after falling in uncovered manhole in Karachi

KARACHI: A man and woman died after falling into an uncovered manhole in Karachi’s Orangi town area, ARY News reported on Saturday.

According to police, 50-year-old Razia – an employee of a factory in the site area – fell into the uncovered sewage manhole while two men dived into it to save her.

However, the woman and a man inhaled poisonous gas and died, they said, adding that another citizen was pulled out unconscious. Their bodies have been recovered and shifted to Abbasi Hospital for legal formalities.

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The rescue teams pulled out the dead bodies of both deceased from the manhole, while the identity of the second deceased person has not yet been ascertained.