UPDATE - 14 killed in Pakistan building collapse
More than 2 dozen injured after five-story residential building in Karachi collapses
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By Aamir Latif
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - Three more victims died, raising the death toll to at least 14 and more than two dozen injured after a building collapsed here Thursday, an official said.
Dr. Qarar Abbasi, an official from Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, revised the figure.
The five-story building collapsed in Karachi’s central district, the country's commercial capital, Mayor Syed Waseem Akhtar told reporters.
Some 30 victims were injured, he said, adding that an inquiry into the incident had been ordered.
Footage on local broadcaster Dawn News showed rescuers backed by army personnel pulling bodies and those injured out of rubble.
Pakistan has a history of buildings collapses, mainly because of poor infrastructure and lack of construction standards.
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