Summary The deceased include four hospital staff members, a woman, and a newborn baby, whose bodies were badly burned, and the identification process is underway.
THARPARKAR (Dunya News) – Eight people were burnt alive and four others sustained critical burn injuries when a cylinder exploded in an ambulance parked at Basic Health Unit (BHU) Plus in Dano Dhandal here on Wednesday.
According to the Tharparkar Assistant Commissioner, the injured were immediately shifted to Civil Hospital Mithi for medical treatment, while efforts are underway to identify the deceased.
Following the incident, officials from the local administration, Health Emergency, Rescue 1122 and town authorities rushed to the scene to assist in rescue and relief operations.
The AC said relief activities were continuing at a rapid pace, with authorities taking necessary measures to control the situation and provide assistance to those affected.
The deceased include four hospital staff members, a woman, and a newborn baby, whose bodies were badly burned, and the identification process is underway.
Rescue personnel have shifted the bodies of the deceased and the injured to the hospital.
The incident took place in an ambulance parked at the Dano Dhandal Primary Health Centre.
According to the hospital administration, patients were being placed in an ambulance to be referred, when a sudden explosion and fire broke out while fitting a cylinder.
