A cylinder explosion tore through a factory in Lahore’s Gulberg area on Sunday, killing one person and wounding eight others, rescue officials said. The blast struck the first floor, where more than 40 employees were reportedly present at the time.
Rescue 1122 teams reached the site quickly and moved the injured to a nearby hospital for treatment. Officials warned that several people could still be buried under the rubble, and a search and rescue operation was under way to recover anyone trapped in the debris.
Search continues in Gulberg factory after blast
Details about what caused the explosion and the condition of the injured have not yet been released. Officials are still awaiting further information from the scene.
Earlier gas cylinder blast in Karachi’s North Nazimabad
Earlier, a child was killed and four others were injured when a gas cylinder exploded inside a residential building in Karachi’s North Nazimabad area. The blast occurred at Sehri time in a ninth-floor flat in Hyderi Block G, and the resulting fire spread to a neighbouring apartment.
Police and rescue teams rushed to the scene. Rescue officials first described the dead victim as a seven-year-old, but later identification confirmed the child as 15-year-old Burhan. The injured were identified as 30-year-old Fatima, four-year-old Anisa, 40-year-old Hanid and 70-year-old Tasneem.
