Lahore factory collapse toll reaches 22

By Indo Asian News Service | Thursday, February 09, 2012 | 3:26:43 AM IST (+05:30 GMT) 0 Comment

Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) The toll in a factory building collapse in Pakistan''s Lahore city has risen to 22, among them 16 women.

Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) The toll in a factory building collapse in Pakistan''s Lahore city has risen to 22, among them 16 women.

At least 60 people were working in the three-storey building when it collapsed around 8.30 a.m. Monday after a boiler explosion. The factory produced veterinary drugs.

The factory was in operation for the past 30 years, Xinhua reported Wednesday quoting media reports. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has ordered a probe.

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