Two of a family killed in Neelum Colony roof collapse

In what is probably the third such incident in the first month of the new year, two of a family were killed when the roof of their house in Clifton’s Neelum Colony collapsed on Tuesday night.

Rescue and hospital sources said the deceased were identified as 65-year-old Zeenat Bibi and 38-year-old Azim Sadiq.

Edhi Trust volunteers, who shifted the dead and the survivors to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), identified the injured as Shabana Saleem, Amir Ali and Daniyal.

On January 14 at least seven people were injured when the roof of a house collapsed in Korangi’s P&T Colony. The cause of the roof collapse was reportedly the downpour that the city had received.

Security officials and locals rushed to the scene of the incident and rescued the people trapped underneath the rubble of the collapsed roof. The injured were taken to the Jinnah Hospital.

On the second night of the current year at least 20 people, including women and children, were injured when the roof of a house collapsed during a birthday celebration in Mehmoodabad’s Chanesar Goth.

Confirming the incident, an Edhi official said the injured were taken to the JPMC for treatment. Four women and six children were among the injured who were moved to the hospital, said a medico-legal officer, adding that the injured belonged to the Hindu community.

SHO Anwar Shaikh said the birthday party of the house owner’s child was under way when the roof suddenly collapsed, adding that the structure of the roof was weak.