Pakistan: Multi-storey building collapses in Karachi, 2 die
Karachi/IBNS: A multi-storey residential building collapsed in Pakistan's Karachi city on Sunday, leaving at least two people dead, media reports said.
The mishap in Lyari's Liaquat Colony area of the city left eight others injured.
Officials rushed to the spot and started a rescue operation.
Speaking to Dawn News, City SSP Muqaddas Haider said that residents had been given notices due to the dilapidated state of the building, because of which many families had vacated their apartments.
According to Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) spokesperson Ali Mehdi Kazmi, the collapsed building had been declared dangerous, reports Dawn News.
"The residential building was in a dilapidated state and was old. Notices were issued six months ago to vacate the building and around two months ago it was also recommended that the electricity and gas supply be cut."
Despite this, the district administration did not take the necessary action, he said.
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