Two killed, six injured in cylinder explosion in Karachi
Rescue sources said 40-year-old Asif and six-year-old Abdul Hadi died before reaching hospital.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – At least two persons were killed and six other were wounded when a cylinder exploded in an under-construction four-storey building in Karachi on Wednesday, Dunya News reported.
According to details, a cylinder exploded in an under-construction building in Liaquatabad No 9 area of Karachi due to which a portion of the building collapsed burying several persons under the debris.
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Rescue teams reached the spot and retrieved eight persons from the rubble in injured condition. The injured persons were rushed to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital but 40-year-old Asif and six-year-old Abdul Hadi succumbed to their wounds before reaching hospital.
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Police and bomb disposal squad also reached the spot and declared the area clear. Police have ruled out any act of terrorism in the incident.
