Residents evacuated after cracks appear at multi-storey building in Karachi

KARACHI: (HRNW) The residents have left terrified after spotting huge cracks at the six-storey building in Karachi’s Liaquatabad area.

The families have moved out of the cracking multi-storey building in Karachi’s Liaquatabad where six floors were constructed on 40-yard plots around 1.5 years ago. The locals told the media that the use of defective material by constructors led to the appearance of cracks in different sides of the building.

The affected families claimed that the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) had been informed earlier regarding the cracks besides submitting applications multiple to take notice. However, no action was taken by the concerned authority.

Following the media reports regarding the dangerous residential building, police said that the SBCA team has reached Liaquatabad and commenced a thorough inspection of the residential building. Police added that action will be taken in accordance with the report compiled by the SBCA officials.