MULTAN: At least nine people were killed and two were critically injured when a residential building collapsed on an adjacent structure following a gas cylinder explosion in the Haram Gate area of Multan.
Rescue officials said the building collapsed after a cylinder exploded, with its debris falling on an adjacent house and burying the residents under the debris.
The victims are said to be from the same family. Rescue services shifted the critically injured to Multan’s Nishtar Hospital. Rescuers were able to pull out eight people alive from the debris.
Earlier, a three-storey building undergoing renovation at Lahore Services Hospital collapsed on Thursday, causing panic within the hospital premises.
The building in question was undergoing renovations due to its age and during the process a sudden fire broke out, filling the structure with smoke. In a matter of minutes, a section of the three-storey building collapsed.
Immediate response teams from Rescue 1122 swiftly reached the site and initiated a rescue operation.
Employing life locators, they meticulously searched for any signs of life under the debris.
Thankfully, the building was declared clear after no individuals were found trapped. –Agencies
