7 dead in Pakistan building collapse, woman escapes with family 20 minutes before
Karachi (AFP)A five-storey building collapsed in Pakistan on Friday, killing at least seven people and injuring eight, officials said, with rescuers searching through the rubble for trapped victims.The incident happened shortly after 10 am (0500 GMT) in the impoverished Lyari neighbourhood of Karachi.Shankar Kamho, 30, a resident of the building who was out at the time, said around 20 families were living inside. "I got a call from my wife saying the building was cracking and I told her to get out immediately," he told AFP at the scene."She went to warn the neighbours, but one woman told her 'this building will stand for at least 10 more years'. Still, my wife took our daughter and left. About 20 minutes later, the building collapsed."Rescuers retrieved seven bodies from the rubble, and rescued eight injured people, an official leading the operations, Abid Jalaluddin Shaikh, told AFP.Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab confirmed the death toll to reporters as he visited the site.Up to 100 people had been living in the building, senior police officer Arif Aziz told AFP. Nearby residents rushed to save their neighbours before rescuers took over to remove the rubble, along with at least five excavators.The heavy machinery struggled to access the narrow alleys, and police baton-charged residents to clear the way.
In June 2020, at least 18 people were killed when a residential building housing about 40 apartments collapsed in the same area of the city.
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