MULTAN: Nine people were killed and two others injured when a three-storey building collapsed on top of another in Multan following a gas cylinder explosion, officials said.
“The bodies and injured were rescued from the rubble following a five-hour operation in which 70 rescue personnel participated,” District Emergency Officer Dr Kaleemullah was quoted as saying in Dawn.com He added that five individuals of a family were among the dead.
The incident occurred in the Mohalla Jawadian area near Haram Gate.
A gas cylinder explosion caused a three-story structure to collapse on top of another in Multan, killing nine people and injuring two more. officials said.
Officials reported that a tragic incident unfolded in Multan, resulting in the loss of nine lives and injuries to two individuals. A three-storey building collapsed onto another structure following a gas cylinder explosion.
District Emergency Officer Dr. Kaleemullah stated that after a rigorous five-hour rescue operation involving 70 personnel, the bodies and injured were recovered from the rubble. Among the deceased were five members of a single family. The incident took place in the Mohalla Jawadian area near Haram Gate.
Multan’s Deputy Commissioner, retired Capt Rizwan Qadir, initiated an inquiry into the matter and formed a technical team to inspect surrounding buildings for safety. Regional Police Officer (RPO) Multan, Sohail Chaudhry, indicated that the preliminary report attributed the collapse to a cylinder blast, causing the roof of the building to cave in on a nearby mud house, trapping residents underneath.
