Rescue 1122 spokesperson says 25 officials, seven vehicles participated in the rescue operation
LAHORE:
An eight-year-old child was killed and at least four others were injured after the wall of an under-construction building collapsed in Lahore’s Baghbanpura area on Thursday, according to Lahore Rescue 1122.
An official statement issued by the department noted that the wall of the third floor of the under-construction building collapsed, trapping several people under the debris while a minor was killed.
Emergency services responded immediately to the call for help received at 12.12 and reached the accident site to recover the dead body of the child and rescue persons who were injured in the incident.
Rescue 1122 spokesperson Farooq Ahmed said the deceased child was identified as Abdullah, son of Amjad Butt.
He added that the four injured in the accident were taken to Services Hospital Lahore for tertiary care by the emergency services. They were identified as 42-year-old Wasim, 38-year-old Shakeel, 35-year-old Nadeem and 32-year-old Faiz Ahmed.
speaks to Express Pakinomist, the spokesman said the rescue operation involved 25 rescue officials and seven vehicles.
Detailing the incident, he said the wall of a private school’s sub-building collapsed, trapping at least four people under the debris and killing a child instantly on impact. One person was trapped under the rubble and was retrieved by the emergency team.
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The incident came just two days after a roof collapse at an educational center in Lahore’s Kahna area claimed the lives of 14 children. The police filed a criminal case against property owners and a construction worker.
Police named four suspects in the case: three brothers – Usman, Faizan and Rehan – who own the property, and Umair, a construction worker who was doing repairs on the building.
The FIR stated that repair work was carried out while children were attending classes inside the building. Construction material had reportedly been placed on the roof of the room used as a teaching center, although the roof was already in a dilapidated condition.
