KARACHI: (HRNW) A factory-like building at Sher Shah Paracha Chowk in Karachi has partially collapsed following a powerful explosion.
At least 15 people lost their lives and 12 sustained wounds in the explosion. Police said it was apparently a gas-related explosion.
The police officials said that the cause of the blast will be ascertained by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS).
Rescue activities are continued at the incident’s site Heavy contingents of law enforcement agencies rushed to the scene. Rescuers are searching for people feared trapped in the two-storey building that partially collapsed in the blast.
The building houses a bank and other offices. According to reports, the two-storey building is constructed on a sewerage line.
Following the intense explosion, many parked vehicles in the streets are also damaged.
Heavy machinery of the local administration reached the incident’s site and started removing the debris to pull out the trapped people and dead bodies.
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