7 killed in Pak building collapse

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Press Trust of India Karachi
Last Updated : Sep 02 2014 | 8:15 PM IST
At least seven people, including two women and a child, were killed and 15 others injured today when a three-storey building collapsed in Pakistan's Sindh province.
The building located in Choori Mohalla of Hyderabad city was in dilapidated condition and local authorities had issued warnings for its evacuation.
"There were seven casualties, including two women and a child," senior police official, Sarfaraz Bhutto said.
"The injured also include women and children and have been rushed to hospital for treatment," he said.
"The entire building has collapsed and it was a residential compound but few families were residing in it," one official said.
He said rescue operations were on to find people still trapped under the debris which were being cleared.
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First Published: Sep 02 2014 | 8:15 PM IST

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