Roof collapse leaves three dead, as many wounded in Multan

Multan: Three people were killed and as many others were wounded after a roof collapsed following an explosion of firework material stored in a house in Multan’s Aghapura area on Saturday, police and rescuers said.

“Three people died while three were injured in an unfortunate incident of a roof collapse caused by an explosion resulting from firework materials stored at a home in Aghapura,” a statement issued by Multan City Police Officer (CPO) Sadiq Ali Dogar said.

Rescue 1122 ambulances shifted the injured to Nishtar Hospital for treatment. The deceased were identified as Riaz, Mansha and Safia Bano.

City Police Chief Dogar and Multan Deputy Commissioner Wasim Hamid Sindhu inspected the relief activities and the site of the incident.