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Lahore factory collapse: Death toll touches 45

| | Nov 07, 2015, at 08:58 pm
Lahore, Nov 7 (IBNS): Rescue workers pulled out four more bodies on Saturday as the death toll in the collapse of a factory in Pakistan's Sunder Estate touched 45, media reports said.

Body of Rana Ashraf, who is reportedly the owner of the factory, has been recovered.

According to reports, 109 people have been pulled out of the rubble alive.

Rescue sources told Dawn that of the 167 people trapped in the building, 109 had been rescued.

Most of the rescued people suffered from minor injuries.

Rajput Polyester polythene bag factory near Lahore crashed on Wednesday.

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