Two die in Pakistan building collapse

New York Statesman (IANS) Monday 6th February, 2012

Two people were killed when a three-storied building collapsed early Monday in Pakistan's Lahore city. At least 50 others were feared trapped in the rubble of the collapsed structure, a media report said.

The building that housed a pharmaceutical company collapsed following a boiler explosion, reported Geo News.

Three houses adjoining the building also collapsed.

Two bodies have been recovered and five of the injured have been pulled out and taken to hospital, the report said.

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