Families on the scene were struggling to reach the site, crying and at times scuffling with police and soldiers holding them back. “I have to go there, even if they are going to shoot me,” one elderly man said.
It was unclear how many people were in the building when it collapsed or how many –dead or alive – may still be trapped. Officials have put the total number of those involved at around 150-200.
Rescue services spokesman Jam Sajjad Hussain said yesterday it was “difficult” to give a specific number, but said workers had told officials that about 200 people had been inside at the time of the collapse, including the owner, though that was unconfirmed.
“Rescue work is ongoing and I fear that the death toll may increase,” he said.
Factory employee Mohammad Navid said Thursday that dozens of shift workers have been sleeping in a part of the building that rescuers had not yet reached, and that children as young as 12 had been working in the factory.
Another employee, 18-year-old Mohammad Irfan, said from his hospital bed that the workers were" mostly were aged between 14 and 25.
Chief doctor Zia Ullah at Jinnah Hospital, where some survivors were taken, said most of the victims were young workers, with many suffering head injuries and fractured limbs.
Families on the scene were struggling to reach the site, crying and at times scuffling with police and soldiers holding them back. “I have to go there, even if they are going to shoot me,” one elderly man said. It was unclear how many people were in the building when it collapsed or how many –dead or alive – may still be trapped. Officials have put the total number of those involved at around 150-200. Rescue services spokesman Jam Sajjad Hussain said yesterday it was “difficult” to give a specific number, but said workers had told officials that about 200 people had been inside at the time of the collapse, including the owner, though that was unconfirmed. “Rescue work is ongoing and I fear that the death toll may increase,” he said. Factory employee Mohammad Navid said Thursday that dozens of shift workers have been sleeping in a part of the building that rescuers had not yet reached, and that children as young as 12 had been working in the factory. Another employee, 18-year-old Mohammad Irfan, said from his hospital bed that the workers were" mostly were aged between 14 and 25. Chief doctor Zia Ullah at Jinnah Hospital, where some survivors were taken, said most of the victims were young workers, with many suffering head injuries and fractured limbs.
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