LAHORE: At least three children were killed when dilapidated roof of a house collapsed in Lahore’s Batapur area here on Saturday, ARY News reported.
According to details, the roof of a house located in Lahore’s Batapur village collapsed after heavy rainfall lashed the city.
As a result of roof collapse, six-year-old Seerat, two-year-old Areeha, and two-year-old Abeeha were killed on the spot while 55-year-old Safia Bibi was critically injured.
Rescue officials reached the incident site and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital.
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has expressed deep sorrow over the death of the three minors and sought a report from the authorities concerned.
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Earlier in February, last year, at least three persons lost their lives and five others wounded when the roof of madrassah collapsed in Lahore.
The incident had taken place in Lahore’s Chungi Amar Sadhu area where three persons died including 50-year-old Karim, 50-year-old Irshad and 23-year-old Nadeem.
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