KARACHI (Dunya News) - The death toll from explosion at liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder filling shop in Preetabad area of Hyderabad rose to 14 on Monday as two more injured succumbed to their wounds during treatment at a hospital in Karachi, Dunya News reported.
According to sources, the deceased were identified as 35-year-old Raees and 50-year-old Akram Shah who was owner of the cylinder filling shop.
It may be mentioned here that a heavy explosion occurred in a cylinder filling shop in Hyderabad on Thursday. Sources said that the initial explosion caused other cylinders in the shop to explode as well.
After the explosions, fire erupted in several nearby homes as a result more than 40 people including women and children sustained injuries.
The injured were shifted to Civil Hospital Hyderabad, but due to inadequate facilities, 23 critically injured people were shifted to Civil Hospital Karachi. Hospital sources informed that 14 of these patients, including 10 children and four men died, while nine are still under treatment in Karachi.