ISLAMABAD: At least three people including two children died on the spot while several others sustained burn injuries in a significant explosion at a liquid petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder filling station in Hyderabad’s Preetabad neighborhood early on Thursday.
Rescue 1122 said that the cylinder blasted into a ground-floor shop which had started to spread to the top levels of the building where the families reside, a Private news channel reported.
Rescue sources confirmed that 10-year-old Rahim, 7-year-old Ali Raza, and a woman were killed in the deadly incident while dozens were wounded.
The injured persons were rushed to Liaquat University Hospital and Civil Hospital Hyderabad.