Gas pipeline catches fire after explosion near Sadiqabad
Last updated on: 28 January,2020 05:12 am
Main gas pipeline supplying gas to Punjab from Sindh caught fire after an explosion near Sadiqabad.
SADIQABAD (Dunya News) – The main gas pipeline supplying gas to Punjab from Sindh caught fire after an explosion near Sadiqabad on Tuesday night, Dunya News reported.
According to Assistant Commissioner Sadiqabad, Amir Iftekhar, the fire broke out at the main gas pipeline near Sadiqabad which quickly engulfed nearby sugarcane fields.
He further informed that emergency has been declared in the district and residents of the nearby localities have been asked to vacate their homes and shift to safer places.
He said that the cause of explosion is not yet known. Heavy contingent of police and rescue teams from entire district have been asked to reach the spot. Sui gas officials have also reached the spot and started repair work.