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CNews KARACHI: Four of a same family members along with four others were laid to rest amid 10 that were left dead as a building collapsed at the Buldia Town locality here in Karachi on Sunday. The three-storey building collapsed early on the Sunday morning, which left 10 people dead and many others injured who were shifted to hospitals. The city district workers, fire brigade crew and other authorities had called for heavy machinery for excavation. Many Chhipa and Edhi welfare ambulances reached the area and helped making efforts in rescue. Rescue workers had recovered six bodies from the rubble while 4 others succumbed to injuries in hospital. According to hospital sources, the incident claimed 10 lives including Shan aged 20, Shehzada aged 15, Haris aged 2, Rizwana aged 20, Mah Gul aged 70 and Ghaffar aged 22. The injured include Ayaz, Abid, Mehwish, Nisar, Salim, Simra, Qudratullah, Arif, Masood, Arbina, Anar Bibi, Sawab Gul, Ibrahim and Sona. Five families were reported to be livin...

CNews KARACHI: At-least six killed and several others were injured as a three-story building collapsed in Sawat colony in Baldia Town here late Saturday night. According to CNews correspondent, a Three-storey house in Sawat Colony of Baldia Town crumples, killing at least three persons while several others were injured, rescue workers of Edhi and Chippa reaches at the site. Correspondent further informed that residents of the house were still trapped under the rubble as there are almost more than 40 people were living in the house. Rescue works underway but owing to congested street rescue works were hampered while heavy machineries were also called for rescue works. Whereas on the directive of City Nazim Mustafa Kamal, workers of Municipal Services reached the site and started helping in rescue works, city nazim is personally looking after the rescue works. Reasons of the collapse were still unknown but according to locals it might be because of sub standard building material.