Three kids, dad perish in roof collapse in Rajasthan's Alwar

ALWAR/JAIPUR: A man and his three children were buried alive when the roof of their house collapsed on Sunday night in Alwar’s NEB police station area. One other family member was injured, while the four suffocated to death. Sources claimed that it was not due to the rains but because of the weak construction of the house. The injured is undergoing treatment at the hospital. The deceased were identified as Mamura Khan (30), Shabnam (5), Sania (8) and one-month old boy who was yet to be named. Khan’s wife Haruni was injured in the collapse.
“According to Haruni, she was feeding her infant son around midnight on Sunday when suddenly there was a loud noise following which the roof of the house collapsed. Before anyone could react, they were buried beneath the rubble,” said an official of NEB police station. After the loud noise and crash, the neighbours rushed to the spot. The police was also informed after which it reached the spot.
The police official said, “With the locals’ help we started removing the debris and after several hours managed to pull out the residents. Unfortunately, four members of the family could not survive and only Haruni was pulled out alive.”
According to sources, the roof had been repaired just around a year back.