New Delhi, July 5 -- At least 19 people were reportedly died after an old residential building collapsed in Karachi district of Pakistan on Saturday.

The five-storey building in the Baghdadi area of Lyari collapsed on Friday.

Rescue efforts are underway with teams fearing the casualties could rise further as they clear the debris.

According to authorities, an adjacent building was also damaged in the collapse.

Deputy Commissioner-South Javed Leghari said that the rescue teams had recovered 19 bodies so far while six injured were being treated in hospital, according to news agency PTI.

"Unfortunately, rescue teams who have been working since yesterday afternoon fear there are more bodies under the debris and rubble of the building and...