Karachi factory collapse: Unchecked construction poses threat to EPZA workers
June 4 collapse resulted in two deaths SAMAA | Aamir Majeed - Posted: Jun 9, 2021 | Last Updated: 5 hours ago SAMAA | Aamir Majeed Posted: Jun 9, 2021 | Last Updated: 5 hours ago
A factory collapse in Karachiâs Export Processing Zone Authority has raised questions about worker safety and the lack of building inspection in the country.
On June 4, a used clothes consignment was being loaded at a factory, owned by Bushra Industries, in Sector B-VII when its two floors collapsed and three people inside the building were trapped under the rubble. The container driver managed to move the vehicle to a safer location, while rescue teams were called to the site. Gatekeeper Zahoorâs body was retrieved while Rizwan, who was operating the lifter, was safely rescued.
At least three people were trapped under the debris of a factory building after two of its floors collapsed in Karachi s Landhi Export Processing Zone, police officials confirmed late Friday. A rescue operation was launched to take out the three people from under the debris, according to the police. One of them, identified as Shehzad, was rescued and shifted to a hospital. The operation to rescue the others was still underway, a police official said. Landhi Export Processing Zone Secretary Nasir Hidayat Khan told SAMAA Digital that first and second floors of Bushra Industries collapsed late Friday. The company’s security guard informed him that three workers were inside the building w.