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- The well is located near a residential apartment complex in Karachi’s Garden East area
- Rescue 1122 official says they faced difficulties due to presence of toxic gases in the well
KARACHI: Two children and a volunteer died after falling into a well in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, rescue officials said on Sunday.
The well is located near a residential apartment complex in Karachi’s Garden East area, according to a Rescue 1122 spokesperson.
Initially, the two children fell into the well and a local resident, who attempted to save them, also fell inside it.
“The volunteer fell down and became unconscious,” the Rescue 1122 spokesperson said in a statement. “There were difficulties in the rescue operation due to the presence of toxic gases in the well.”
A Rescue 1122 team recovered all three bodies after a five-hour-long effort, the spokesperson added.
Uncovered manholes, wells, stormwater drains and other structures without proper warnings pose a grave danger to the lives of citizens in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city and home to more than 20 million people.
The megapolis, known for its fragile infrastructure and poor safety controls, also witnesses hundreds of fire incidents annually.