KARACHI: Rescue services recovered eight more bodies from the rubble of a building that collapsed in Karachi’s Gulbahar area earlier this week, taking the death toll of the tragedy to 27.
It took four days for the debris to be removed completely. An Edhi spokesperson explained that the area was congested so more heavy machinery could not be brought in to help with rescue efforts. A rescue team of the Pakistan Army had cordoned off the area while the operation was underway.
According to rescue services, seven victims belong to the same family.
Sindh Building Control Authority (SCBA) Director General Nasim-ul-Ghani Sahito constituted a three-member committee to “probe into the incident of collapse of building adjacent to Rizvia Society, Liaquatabad Town”, a notification said.
The team is led by SBCA structure director, Benish Shabbir and comprises SCBA (Baldia Town) Director Nadeem Ahmed and head of the Architecture and Planning Department of NED University, Noman Ahmed.
According to the terms of references, the committee will have to submit a “report for the cause of collapse with reference to soil test report, where the building was existing (sic)”.
It shall also submit the “cube test of the concrete”, strength of the material that [was] used in the building and other cause(s) including age of the building”, according to the notificatio.
The body has been directed to submit its findings by March 12.
The committee will start its investigation on Monday.
A preliminary investigation suggested that the builder had allegedly carried out major excavation work at the foundation and tried to erect additional pillars to support the existing pillars. He did it to strengthen the building structure and prevent it from collapsing.
On Thursday, the residential building had fallen on two adjacent structures, bringing them to the ground as well, killing 14 people and injuring at least 17 others. Since then, bodies of multiple victims have been retrieved from the debris while a boy was pulled out alive from the rubble on Saturday.
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