{"id":36910,"date":"2023-12-18T12:06:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T12:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/at-least-three-people-killed-in-karachi-building-collapse-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T12:06:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T12:06:05","slug":"at-least-three-people-killed-in-karachi-building-collapse-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/at-least-three-people-killed-in-karachi-building-collapse-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"At least three people killed in Karachi building collapse | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<strong class=\"location-names\"><br \/>\nKARACHI:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At least three people including a minor girl died and 17 others were injured on Monday after a residential building in Karachi\u2019s Machhar Colony collapsed following a gas cylinder explosion in a shop on the ground floor.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased were identified as 45-year-old Ameen and Ulfat, whereas the identity of the third person was still unknown.<\/p>\n<p>The injured were identified as Syed Noor, Alam, Hameed, Noor Hussain, Farooq Fazal Haq, Abdul Ameen and three-year-old Shahzadi. Names of three injured children and a man were not yet known.<\/p>\n<p>According to the police, the explosion occurred near Bait Ul Mukarram Masjid, Jaafar Chowk, in Machhar Colony. The blast occurred when the cylinders were being shifted from a pick-up van into the shop.<\/p>\n<p>SSP Arif Aslam Rao informed the media that an initial explosion in a gas cylinder led to a chain reaction, and others stored in the shop also exploded.<\/p>\n<p>He added that around seven to eight people got injured after being hit by debris, whereas the rest got injured by the explosion.<\/p>\n<p>The police official stated that a rescue operation was still ongoing, and it was unclear how many people were still under the rubble.<\/p>\n<p>SSP Rao requested the residents around the building to stay clear of the site of the explosion, and not hinder rescue efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Area residents informed the media that the owner of the building was a former councillor named Noor-ul-Islam Haqqani. Two of his daughters also lived in the building with their respective families, whereas two more families also resided there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v5.0&#038;appId=419051588770002&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: At least three people including a minor girl died and 17 others were injured on Monday after a residential building in Karachi\u2019s Machhar Colony collapsed following a gas cylinder explosion in a shop on the ground floor. 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