KARACHI: A loud explosion on Wednesday morning caused collapse of a portion of building in Gulshan Iqbal leaving three persons dead and at least 15 injured, ARY News reported.
The Police and Rangers personnel reached to the area and inquiring into the nature of the blast.
“At least seven persons have injured and three dead in the incident. The injured and bodies being transferred to hospital,” police sources earlier said.
The incident reportedly took place in a bank near Abul Hassan Asfahani road Gulshan Iqbal, leaving a portion of the four-storey building collapse.
Loud blast rocked the area in the morning and impact of the explosion shattered windowpanes of the nearby buildings, according to witnesses.
A spokesman of Rangers stated that the area has been sealed and the bomb disposal squad has been called to inquire into the nature of the explosion.
Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah has taken notice of the Maskan Chowrangi blast and summoned a detailed report of the incident from the Commissioner Karachi.
A team of five engineers of the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) has reached to the spot and declared a portion of the apartments’ building as dangerous.
The blast has thoroughly damaged foundations of a part of the building, SBCA engineers said. “A portion of the premises could collapse at anytime,” the team warned.
The SBCA team will thoroughly inspect the premises and will prepare a report on the condition of the building.
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