Hyderabad cylinders explosion death toll rises to nine
Pakistan
Dozens were wounded in the blast
HYDERABAD (APP) - With the death of two more victims of Thursday explosion of cylinders in a shop selling Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) in Pareetabad area, the death toll increased to nine on Saturday.
According to the police and family sources, 35 years old Zulfiqar Usman and 12 years old Azan succumbed to their wounds in a hospital in Karachi.
Zulfiqar was a resident of Noushehro Feroze district while the child lived in Pareetabad.
As many as 8 deceased persons of the incident are children aged between 4 to 15 years.
In the explosion, dozens were wounded. A fire erupted in the building after the blast. Sources said the initial explosion caused other cylinders in the shop to explode as well, resulting in multiple blasts as a result 38 people sustained injuries.
