KARACHI: At least one person lost his life and four left wounded in a cylinder explosion at Combined Natural Gas (CNG) filling station in Karachi on Sunday, ARY News reported.
The incident took place in North Karachi area of the metropolis. Rescue sources said that the explosion occurred at compressor room of the filling station.
The wounded persons were identified as pump owner Muhammad Rashid, Faqeer Muhammad and Saqib. However, the identification of other affectees is yet to be disclosed.
The dead body and injured persons have been shifted to nearby hospital by the rescue teams arrived in at the location.
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Heavy contingent of law enforcement agencies have reached the location and cordoned off the site.
The incidents of cylinder and gas leakage explosion are common in Pakistan which claimed many lives in past as well following lack of standard checking of cylinders being used for commercial and domestic purpose.
Earlier in the day, a man was killed and four children got burn injuries in a blast due to gas leakage at Quetta’s Kansi road.
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According to the rescue sources, the bodies and injured were rushed to Bolan Medical Centre for treatment.
“The blast occurred when a matchstick was lit in the kitchen to prepare breakfast”, the rescue officials said.
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