At least one person died and six others were wounded in a gas cylinder blast in Karachi’s New Challi area on Tuesday.
The incident occurred when a cylinder exploded in a shop located in the generator market after a which a fire broke out as well.
The sheer force of the blast caused the goods inside the shop to scatter out on the street.
Rescue teams have reached the incident site and have confirmed shifting six people, wounded in the blast, to the hospital.
The incident comes as gas cylinders, whether used for commercial purposes or for domestic use, are quite prone to explosions for various reasons such as low quality cylinders, failure to adhere to necessary standard operating procedures (SOPs) while refilling etc.
In December 2023, at least three people were killed and 17 others were wounded after a two-storey building collapsed due to a gas cylinder blast in Karachi’s Machar Colony.
The blast took place in a gas cylinder shop during transfer of gas in the shop as a vehicle loaded with gas cylinders came to supply gas.
