{"id":375266,"date":"2023-12-19T01:32:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T20:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=375266"},"modified":"2023-12-19T01:32:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T20:32:26","slug":"at-least-three-dead-as-building-collapses-in-karachis-machar-colony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/at-least-three-dead-as-building-collapses-in-karachis-machar-colony\/","title":{"rendered":"At least three dead as building collapses in Karachi\u2019s Machar Colony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nine people also injured as blast takes place in a gas cylinder shop in Machar Colony<br \/>\nKARACHI<br \/>\nAt least three people were killed and 17 others wounded on Monday as a two-storey building collapsed due to a gas cylinder blast in Machar Colony on Mauripur Road in Karachi.<br \/>\nThe blast took place in a gas cylinder shop in the building. One adjacent building was partially affected and a nearby vehicle was damaged.<br \/>\nPolice said a rescue operation was launched by rescue teams at the incident site. The Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi administration said they had received two bodies and eight injured at the hospital.<br \/>\nPolice and rangers launched baton charge to disperse the crowd as it was creating hindrance in the rescue operation because of congested streets.<br \/>\nTalking to Geo News, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Keamari Arif Rao Aslam said police, rangers and rescue teams were working at the incident\u2019s site. He said a gas cylinder shop was situated in the building that collapsed because of the blast. He said the explosion happened during transfer of gas in the shop as a vehicle loaded with gas cylinders came to supply gas.<br \/>\nThe police officer said three people were killed and 17 injured in the incident. The injured included two children and four women, he said.<br \/>\n\u201cA fire erupted immediately after the explosion and six of the wounded people received burn injuries. Three buildings around the building that collapsed are also affected,\u201d he said adding that the said buildings were also vacated for inspection.<br \/>\nThe SSP Keamari said debris would be removed with the help of heavy machinery.<br \/>\nOn October 11, an under-construction building collapsed in Karachi\u2019s Shah Faisal Colony area, leaving at least three people dead and several others injured, according to police.<br \/>\nFollowing the Shah Faisal Colony incident, Sindh Caretaker Chief Minister Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar had the next day suspended four Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) officers for their negligence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nine people also injured as blast takes place in a gas cylinder shop in Machar Colony KARACHI At least three people were killed and 17 others wounded on Monday as a two-storey building collapsed due to a gas cylinder blast in Machar Colony on Mauripur Road in Karachi. 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