Police on Friday arrested the builder in connection with the deaths of 15 people in a building collapse triggered by a gas explosion in Soldier Bazaar a day earlier. Soldier Bazaar Station House Officer (SHO) Rizwan Patel confirmed that the owner-cum-builder Mohammed Irshad had been arrested after the registration of a first information report (FIR). […]
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Gas compressor blast kills 13 in Karachi building collapse
KARACHI: At least 13 people were killed and 14 others injured when a gas compressor machine exploded, triggering the partial collapse of a residential building in Karachi Soldier Bazaar area early Thursday, officials said. Read More: Use of compressor for increasing gas pressure dangerous, illegal The explosion occurred around Sehri time on the first day of Ramadan, when residents […]
Karachi rescue teams clear Gul Plaza basement after deadly fire
KARACHI: Rescue operations continued on Tuesday at Karachi’s Gul Plaza after a massive fire claimed at least 23 lives, with teams working to clear debris from the mall’s basement. The blaze erupted on Saturday night in the ground-plus-three-storey shopping complex, which housed 1,200 shops across 8,000 square yards. Read More: Gul Plaza fire: World mourns […]
Gas cylinder blast in Lahore kills three, injures seven
LAHORE – A powerful gas cylinder explosion in Harbanspura near Nadar Market on Monday caused a building to collapse, claiming the lives of three people. Rescue teams managed to pull seven injured individuals from the rubble and transported them to nearby hospitals for treatment. Among the injured are six women, with three reported to be […]