A factory
collapse near Lahore, Pakistan has left at least 16 people dead. Dozens more
remain trapped beneath the rubble.
Deutsche Welle, 4 Nov 2015
At least 16
people have been reported dead, while dozens remained trapped in the rubble of
a building that collapsed on Wednesday near eastern city of Lahore in Pakistan.
The factory
is about 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Lahore.
Officials
have confirmed that 16 bodies have been recovered from the building. Rescue
crews are working to remove debris to find potential survivors, but are taking
care not to cause a further collapse.
The chief
administrator of Lahore, Mohamed Usman, said "there might be dead among
them," referring to those still trapped in the rubble. He added that
around 80 people had been pulled out alive and taken to area hospitals for
treatment.
The
building was three stories tall, and construction was underway on a fourth
story when it collapsed. At the moment, there is no official cause for the
collapse. However, last week a 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook Pakistan ,
killing nearly 300 people there.
Industrial
accidents are not unheard of in Pakistan. A garment fire at a facility in
Karachi in 2012 killed over 250 people, one of the worst disasters of its kind
in a country with shaky standards when it comes to the construction and
maintenance of buildings.
mz/rc (Reuters, AP)
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