Karachi's buildings raise safety concern as 23 die in collapse

Building in the Lyari area was on the list of 'dangerous structures'

- BY ASHFAQ AHMED Senior Assistant Editor

The collapse of a five-storey building in Karachi's improvised Lyari area on Friday, which killed at least 23 residents including members of Karachi's Hindu community, has once again exposed the deepening crisis of dangerous and neglected buildings in Pakistan's largest city.

The building in the densely populated impoverished Lyari area, was already on the Sindh Building Control Authority's (SBCA) official list of “dangerous structures”, one of 588 such buildings across Karachi, and one of 107 in Lyari. However, it was not evacuated due to lack of intent, both from the government and the residents.

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