Seventeen people were killed and eleven others were injured on Saturday after a shopping centre encroached on a Shershah nullah (drain) exploded due to the build-up of gas. Soon after the explosion, a debate about the ownership of the shopping centre started. The shopping centre was owned by Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) Limited. And, it was SITE that encroached on the drain. A map shows that the building on the drain with factories on both sides. Shershah Nullah is one of the 38 major rainwater drains in Karachi. The 2.01km long channel starts from Shaheen Stop and passes through Urdu Bazaar to fall into the Lyari River. It tra.
A SAMAA Digital fact-check has revealed that the building that was destroyed by sewage gas explosion in Shershah was owned by Site Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) Limited, also known as SITE Limited. The building was constructed by illegally covering the sewer. But it has a valid address. Kemari District Deputy Commissioner Mukhtar Abro told Sama Digital that it was Shopping Center Number 2 of SITE limited. The drain that was covered to construct this building is known as Shershah nullah. Shershah nullah is one of the 38 rainwater drains of the city. It is 2.01km long. Shershah nullah starts from Shaheen Stop and passes through Urdu Bazaar to fall into Lyar.
A powerful gas explosion in a sewage system (pictured) in southern Pakistani killed at least 12 people and injured 11 others on Saturday, police and health officials said.