Eight injured in LPG gas cylinder explosion in Karachi

Dunya News

Rescue teams shifted the injured to Burn Ward of the Civil Hospital.

KARACHI (Dunya News) – At least eight persons were wounded when an LPG cylinder exploded in a gas cylinder shop in Benazir Basti in Napa Chowrangi area of Karachi on Monday, Dunya News reported.

The explosion was so severe that it was heard in far flung areas. Fire broke out in the shop after the explosion causing burn injuries to four persons. A nearby parked rickshaw was also destroyed by the blaze.

Fire brigade and rescue teams reached the spot and brought the fire under control. Rescue teams shifted the injured to Burn Ward of the Civil Hospital.