LAHORE: At least three children were killed when dilapidated roof of a house collapsed in Lahore’s Batapur area here on Saturday, ARY News reported.
According to details, the roof of a house located in Lahore’s Batapur village collapsed after heavy rainfall lashed the city.
As a result of roof collapse, six-year-old Seerat, two-year-old Areeha, and two-year-old Abeeha were killed on the spot while 55-year-old Safia Bibi was critically injured.
Rescue officials reached the incident site and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital.
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has expressed deep sorrow over the death of the three minors and sought a report from the authorities concerned.
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Earlier in February, last year, at least three persons lost their lives and five others wounded when the roof of a madrassah collapsed in Lahore.
The incident had taken place in Lahore’s Chungi Amar Sadhu area where three persons died including 50-year-old Karim, 50-year-old Irshad and 23-year-old Nadeem.
