KASUR: Three children of a family suffered injuries as the dilapidated roof of a room they were sleeping in collapsed due to rain, on Monday, at Pial Kalan village in the limits of Mandi Usmanwala police station.

According to Rescue 1122, Sadaf (12), Maryam (14) and Farooq (10) were asleep in a room having dilapidated roof which caved in amid rain.

Locals and Rescue 1122 officials, called to the scene, rescued the injured from the debris and shifted them to the district headquarters hospital.

Police are looking into the matter.

Published in Dawn, December 24th, 2024

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