43 Persons, Attending Funeral, Injured As House Collapses in Poonch Village

M S Nazki

Poonch : At least forty three persons, mostly women, were injured after a house they were attending a funeral at, collapsed in a village in Poonch district, this afternoon, officials said.

They told that the women had assembled at house of one Zakir Hussain Shah in Khanetar village near High School in Poonch district to mourn death of a woman. “In the course of time as more people poured in, the roof collapsed, leading to injuries to at least 43 women”, they said.

“All the injured were taken to nearby hospital for immediate treatment”, they further said.

SHO Poonch Ranjit Rao also confirmed to about the incident. “All the injured persons are under treatment at a hospital”, the police officer said.