LAHORE – Three people, including a couple, died and 13 others, including nine children, were injured in separate incidents of roof collapse on Tuesday. In the first mishap, a man and his wife died while their seven children, including two girls, were injured when the roof of their single-story house collapsed. The deceased were identified as 40-year-old Muhabbat Khan and his wife Gul-e-Hayat while their injured children were identified as Mujahid Khan, 14, Aasia, 9, Shahid, 8, Laiba, 7, Zakir, 6, Tufail, 3, and Adnan, 2.
Muhabbat Khan was residing in a single-story house in Kamahan Village located near Bank Stop on Ferozepur Road in the Nishtar Colony Police Station precincts. Rescue officials said that late on Monday, Muhabbat and his family were sleeping when the roof of their house collapsed due to which they all were buried under the debris. Some local residents, after hearing the noise, immediately rushed out of their houses.
They tried to help Muhabbat and his family but failed on which they informed Rescue officials, who after reaching the spot, brought out the family and rushed them to the General Hospital where Muhabbat and Gul succumbed to their injuries while the condition of two children is reported to be critical. No one was there to take care of Muhabbat’s children and only local residents were helping them out of the drastic situation.
According to local residents, not even a single politician reached the scene to help the minors, who were left alone to face all the challenges on their own. Surprisingly, even local police have not visited the spot. In the second mishap in the South Cantonment Police Station precincts, a man died while his two sons were injured when the roof of their house collapsed. The deceased was identified as Zulifqar, a resident of Nishat Colony, while his injured sons were identified as Nauman and Bilal.
Edhi Ambulance Service officials said that the roof of Zulfiqar’s house collapsed owing to rain. Zulifqar died instantly on which police handed over the body to his heirs. In the third incident, the roof of a house located on Peco Road Kot Lakhpat collapsed due to which Haris, Faizan and two others were injured.
