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| Pakistan: Many trapped in Lahore building collapse | Pakistan: Many trapped in Lahore building collapse |
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| A factory has collapsed in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore with many people, including women and children, feared trapped. | A factory has collapsed in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore with many people, including women and children, feared trapped. |
| Officials said a blast which caused the three-storey premises to collapse could have been caused by a gas explosion. | Officials said a blast which caused the three-storey premises to collapse could have been caused by a gas explosion. |
| One official told Reuters news agency that both the building and two houses next to it had "completely collapsed". | One official told Reuters news agency that both the building and two houses next to it had "completely collapsed". |
| Reports said five bodies have been recovered. At least eight people have been rescued. | |
| Estimates of the number of those trapped range from 15 to about 60. | Estimates of the number of those trapped range from 15 to about 60. |
| According to factory records, about 60 people were meant to be at work on Monday when the building collapsed. However, the blast occurred shortly after opening hours and correspondents say people may still have been arriving. | According to factory records, about 60 people were meant to be at work on Monday when the building collapsed. However, the blast occurred shortly after opening hours and correspondents say people may still have been arriving. |
| It is unclear how many children were in the building, but reports confirm some are still trapped in the debris. Residents say children below the legal working age of 16 were employed in the factory | It is unclear how many children were in the building, but reports confirm some are still trapped in the debris. Residents say children below the legal working age of 16 were employed in the factory |
| According to Reuters, the authorities were having problems transporting heavy machinery to the area to clear the debris because of narrow streets in the residential area where the factory was located. | According to Reuters, the authorities were having problems transporting heavy machinery to the area to clear the debris because of narrow streets in the residential area where the factory was located. |
| Rescue workers shifting rubble by hand said that they were looking for voids, where people may have been able to survive. | Rescue workers shifting rubble by hand said that they were looking for voids, where people may have been able to survive. |
| "My house is near the factory. I felt a strong jolt and my house shook. I thought it was a bombing," local resident Awais Raza told Reuters. | "My house is near the factory. I felt a strong jolt and my house shook. I thought it was a bombing," local resident Awais Raza told Reuters. |
| Witnesses said that the factory produced veterinary medicines and was in a residential area of Lahore. | Witnesses said that the factory produced veterinary medicines and was in a residential area of Lahore. |