Death toll rises to 14 in Lasbela cylinder blast

• Police sources said the explosion took place in a shop.
• A total of 11 seriously injured are still undergoing treatment in Burns Centre.
• Dr Rubina Bashir said  condition of some other injuredis also critical.

KARACHI/LASBELA: The number of people who died due to the huge cylinder explosion in Balochistan’s Lasbela district has reached 14.

Police sources said the explosion took place in a shop, which damaged nearby buildings and shops and destroyed 25 motorcycles. Four shops and a hotel were completely gutted by fire after the blast.

Two people died on the spot while more than two dozen were injured. 25 injured were shifted to Burns Centre, Civil Hospital Karachi where 12 more died taking the death toll to 12. A total of 11 seriously injured are still undergoing treatment in Burns Centre Karachi.

The deceased have been identified as Muhammad Qasim, Ghulam Rasool, Barkat Amin, Hidayatullah, Manzoor, Muhammad Yusuf, Iqbal, Zahoor Ahmed, Umar, Das, Mukesh Kumar, Abdul Razzaq and others.

Medical Superintendent, Dr. Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi Dr. Rubina Bashir said that 25 injured people have been brought for treatment at the Burns Center of Civil Hospital. However, 14 of them died during treatment.

She said that the condition of some other injured with 70 to 90 percent burns is also critical, adding that the death toll is expected to rise.

On the other hand, an inquiry has been started by the police to determine the responsibility for the incident.
On other hand, at least 13 people, including three children, were injured in two blasts in the Khuzdar district of Balochistan province yesterday.

Both the bomb blasts took place at the Umar Farooq Chowk, resulting in 13 people including three others injured. One of the explosives was fixed to a motorcycle in the area.

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Meanwhile, Chief Minister Balochistan Abdul Quddus Bizenjo condemned the attack and imposed emergency in hospitals across the city.