KARACHI – A tragic incident has been reported from Pakistan’s largest city Karachi where two children and a passerby died after being trapped in a deep well on Sunday.
The incident was reported from a residential building near Fawara Chowk in Garden where three individuals, including two children lost their lives due to exposure of toxic gases and a lack of oxygen after being trapped in a 100-foot-deep well.
Karachi police officials said the children were playing nearby and fell into well after its cover broke. The lack of oxygen inside the well might have been another contributing factor. A passerby who attempted to rescue the children by descending into the well also died.
The well was reportedly opened by a private builders as part of their housing project, and police will start criminal proceedings against building’s owners and developers.
Those who died in the incident are identified as Badar Sohaib, 8, and Talha Asif, 10, who had fallen into the well at the residential apartment in Garden East.
Reports said rescue personnel rushed to site but the operation took five hours due to the presence of toxic gases in well. All three bodies were recovered. The exact cause of death would be determined after a post-mortem examination, per reports.
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