Three people including a child died while other nine sustained injuries after a three-storey building on Thursday collapsed in Sukkur, where several people were feared buried under the debris, Aaj News reported.

Rescue teams reached the spot and started an operation to scoured the giant rubble heap for survivors. Nine injured were recovered from the rubble along with a child alive and shifted to the hospital for medical assistance. However, three persons were killed in the tragic event, and their bodies were extracted from under the rubble.

Authorities are yet to ascertain the number of people who were present in the building at the time of the incident.

There were four shops underneath the collapsed building. Many people inside shops and the building are still feared to be trapped owing to the unfortunate incident.