KARACHI: At least four members of a household were burned in an explosion caused by a gas leak in Karachi’s SITE Area neighbourhood.
According to officials, the incident took place within the Mominabad police station’s jurisdiction, when a gas explosion ripped the roof off a house in the Metroville neighbourhood, injuring four persons.
“The injured included a family consisting of a man, a woman, and two children,” they added, adding that the explosion damaged parts of the house as well as causing the boundary wall to fall.
The injured have been taken to a hospital for treatment as police investigate the source of the explosion, according to authorities.
At least three individuals were hurt and many stores were destroyed in a recent explosion in Karachi, which was reportedly caused by stored gas in a sewer in the Mehmoodabad district.
According to rescue sources, three people have been taken to the hospital, and their names are Bilal, Dilawar, and an unknown male.
The gas blast also wrecked other shops, according to SSP East, which confirmed that the blast was caused by stored gas in the sewer.
“The SSGC gas line and the accumulation of gases in the sewer generated a joint action culminating in the blast,” Qamar Raza Jaskani said, adding that the explosion did not result in large-scale destruction.
