A three-storied house has collapsed on in Kotli Pir Abdul Rehman in the Bhatta Muhammad Din Colony of Baghbanpura, Lahore, killing 11 people and injuring at least two.
Rescue workers pulled 13 people from the rubble of the home on Wednesday where three families lived at the time of the collapse, including the elderly, women, men, boys, girls and young adults.
Earlier, emergency personnel shifted six bodies and seven injured to Services Hospital where at least five others passed away during treatment.
The Commissioner of Lahore visited the site and Services Hospital at night. He met the injured and reviewed rescue operations.
Pakistan Muslim League (N) lawmaker Malik Waheed also arrived at the location. Waheed offered condolences to the families, saying that the government will provide all possible assistance to the families.
The local administration launched an investigation to find the cause of the collapse. Rescue workers used machinery to clear debris and search for survivors under the rubble.
In an earlier incident in Kohat, the death toll from a roof collapse in Lachi Malgin reached 11 after two injured individuals died from injuries at the hospital.
Rain and wind caused the roof of the house to cave in.
Emergency responders shifted 14 injured individuals and the bodies of the dead to the hospital following the collapse.
Hospital sources stated, “A child died while receiving treatment,” which increased the total number of fatalities to 11.
