2015 Lahore factory disaster

2015 Lahore factory disaster

2015 Lahore factory disaster (Pakistan) Approximate location of the factory
Date	4 November 2015 (2015-11-04)
Location	Sundar Industrial Estate near Lahore, Pakistan [1]
Coordinates	31°17′00″N74°11′10″E / 31.2834°N 74.1860°E / 31.2834; 74.1860
Type	factory collapse
Cause	possibly caused by construction [2] or earthquake damage [3]
Deaths	45 [3] [4]
Non-fatal injuries	100+ [3]
Missing	about 150 [2]
Property damage	factory destroyed [2]

The 2015 Lahore factory disaster resulted when a shopping bag factory located at Sundar Industrial Estate ^[1] near Lahore, Pakistan collapsed ^{[5] [6] [2]} on 4 November 2015, killing at least 45 people ^[3] and trapping about 150. ^[2] The recovery was led by the Board of Management Sundar Industrial Estate with support from the Pakistan Army, Rescue 1122 and Bahria Town Rescue Team.

A large rescue operation included a team of army engineers and urban search-and-rescue personnel. ^{[2] [3]} Messages had been received via mobile phones from people trapped in the rubble. ^[2] The challenge of getting heavy machinery to the site of the collapse hampered the rescue effort, according to an official as of 4 November. ^[3]

See also

• 2012 Pakistan garment factory fires

References

1. "Pakistan Lahore factory collapse: Hopes dim for survivors". BBC. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
2. AFP (5 November 2015). "Race to find survivors after deadly factory collapse in Pakistan". 24France. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
3. "Hunt for survivors at collapsed Pakistan building site". Al Jazeera English. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
4. Gabol, Imran (7 November 2015). "Lahore factory collapse: Search for survivors continues as death toll climbs to 45". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
5. Gabol, Imran (5 November 2015). "At least 25 dead as rescuers scrabble through Lahore factory rubble". Dawn. Pakistan. AFP. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
6. Shahzad, Muhammad (5 November 2015). "At least 23 killed in Lahore factory collapse; rescue operations underway". The Express Tribune. Pakistan. Retrieved 3 June 2019.