Child killed, 4 people injured in roof collapse incident in Lahore

LAHORE: A child was killed, and at least four people were injured after the roof of an under-construction house caved in Lahore’s Baghbanpura neighbourhood on Thursday.

As per a statement issued by Rescue 1122, the roof of the third floor of an under-construction house collapsed, killing a child and leaving four injured, while another person still remained buried under the rubble.

It said that the child’s age was between eight and ten years.

It added that the rescue operation was under way with seven rescue vehicles and 25 personnel engaged. The injured were rushed to the Services Hospital after being provided with first aid, it added.

The incident comes two days after a roof collapse incident at a tuition centre claimed the lives of 14 children in Lahore’s Kahna area.

On Wednesday, hundreds of mourners took part in funeral prayers at the local mosque before the dead children, mostly aged between four and 12, were carried to the graveyard for burial.

Roof and building collapses are common across Pakistan, mainly due to poor safety standards and the use of substandard construction materials in the South Asian country of more than 240 million people.