Report­s sugges­t patien­ts contai­ned abnorm­al levels of immuno­globul­in E, which causes allerg­ic reacti­onsKARACHI: The citizens of Karachi were left baffled when a mysterious toxic gas leak occurred in Keamari last month, one that claimed 14 lives. As confusion prevailed throughout the city regarding the source of the alleged leak, the government ordered a forensic investigation into the matter. To that end, the International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) has issued a detailed report about the alleged gas leak in which it has been claimed that the blood and urine samples of patients from Keamari had no traces of common industrial toxic elements. “Therefore, this gas did not cause the deaths in Keamari.”To prove his claim, Shakeel provided previous examples and said that six children had died due to the same gas, sprayed during pesticide fumigation, in the Qasr-e-Naz (government rest house) incident. The gas comes in a cylinder and is highly toxic,” he said.

Source: The Express Tribune March 06, 2020 05:05 UTC