6-Feb-2012 - Many trapped in Lahore collapse

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6 NFL jerseys wholesale February 2012 Last updated at 08:50 GMT Pakistan building collapses, trapping many in Lahore A factory building has collapsed in the Pakistani city of Lahore, with dozens of people including child workers feared trapped, officials say. Officials said the blast at the three-storey building could have been caused by a gas explosion. One official told Reuters news agency that both the building and two houses next to it had "completely collapsed". Reports said two bodies have been recovered. Rescue workers were trying to help those inside. Estimates about the number of people trapped range from 30 to 100. According to factory records, about 60 people were meant to be at work on Monday when the building collapsed. However, the blast occurred shortly after opening hours and correspondents say people may still have been arriving. It is unclear how many children were in the building, but reports confirm that some are still trapped in the debris. According to Reuters, the authorities were having problems transporting heavy machinery to the area to clear the debris because of narrow streets in the residential area NFL jerseys supply where the factory was located. Rescue workers shifting rubble by hand said that they were looking for voids, where people may have been able to survive. "My house is near the factory. I felt a strong jolt and my house shook. I thought it was a bombing," local resident Awais Raza told Reuters. Correspondents say officials often complain of illegal land use, which is rampant in Pakistani cities where the line between commercial and non-commercial property often becomes blurred. (Required) Name (Required) Your E-mail address (Required) Town & Country (Required) Your telephone number (Required) Comments If you are happy to be contacted by a BBC journalist please leave a telephone number that we can contact you on. In some cases a selection NFL JERSEYS of your comments will be published, displaying your name as you provide it and location, unless you state otherwise. Your contact details will never be published. When sending us pictures, video or eyewitness accounts at no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions. Terms and conditions Send Clear

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