Rawalpindi-A 14-year-old died while seven others of the family got injured when gas cylinder exploded in a house located in People’s Colony area here Sunday. According to the rescue spokesperson, there was a gas leak from the cylinder in the house, as soon as the fire was lit to light a cigarette, the gas cylinder exploded, causing portion of house to fall to the ground. As soon as the incident was reported, the rescue teams started rescue operations and shifted the injured namely Fouzia, 38, Zubair, 19, Faisal Gulzar, 19, Malaika, 24, Muskan Imran, 14, Maroosh, 05, Imran, 35 to the hospital. Later, a 14-year-old child Sahil who was injured in the incident breathed his last in the hospital, while the condition of another person is also stated to be critical. It is noted here that yesterday there was an explosion in a house due to gas leakage in Shamshabad area of Rawalpindi in which three young siblings were killed and a mother and a daughter were injured in the incident.

Source: The Nation May 28, 2023 22:49 UTC