Six dead, 18 injured in Jhelum, Gujranwala cylinder blasts
Pakistan
Three-story hotel collapsed in Jhelum as cylinder exploded in the kitchen
JHELUM (Dunya News) - Six people lost their lives, while 18 others were injured in two incidents of cylinder blasts in Jhelum and Gujranwala on Sunday, rescuers and police said.
In Jhelum, a cylinder exploded in the kitchen of a three-story hotel on GT Road. A portion of the building was collapsed and six people lost their lives resultantly. According to rescue officials, 12 people were injured in the tragic incident. An emergency has been declared in the District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ) Jhelum.
Some injured are still under the debris and rescue work is in progress. The Deputy Commissioner and the District Police Officer (DPO) are supervising the rescue operation.
In another incident, six people were injured in a cylinder blast at a local factory in Gujranwala. Gas leakage triggered explosion, the rescue officials said.
