At least one labourer was killed, and six others were rescued after the roof of an under-construction plaza collapsed near NCBA University on Northern Bypass in Multan on Tuesday, according to Rescue 1122.
As per the rescue service, eyewitnesses said between 10 and 15 labourers were working at the construction site when the roof collapsed, adding that operations were underway to locate and rescue those buried under the rubble.
A total of 10 emergency vehicles were deployed, including five ambulances, three rescue motorbikes, one rescue vehicle and one fire vehicle.
The cause of the collapse was not immediately known.
Read: Families of children killed in Peshawar school roof collapse demand justice
Last week, at least 30 children and a female teacher were killed when the roof of a private school collapsed in Peshawar, while more than 50 others were injured. police registered a case against the owners, shareholders, and contractor of the private school in Peshawar’s Dir Colony, where the roofs collapsed.
