Eight family members killed in Haripur gas pipeline blast
Gas Pipeline Blast at Hattar Industrial Estate Kills Eight, Injures Five as Rescue Teams from Five Districts Rush to Scene
Haripur – (Web Desk) – A devastating tragedy struck a family in Haripur on Thursday, when a fire tore through the Hattar Industrial Estate in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, claiming the lives of eight family members and leaving five others wounded.
According to Haripur’s District Police Officer, Shafiullah Gandapur, the blaze broke out after a gas pipeline ruptured inside the industrial estate — turning what should have been an ordinary day into an unimaginable loss for one family.
Police, emergency teams, fire brigade units from five districts and rescue services, rushed to the scene soon after the incident and worked jointly to bring the blaze under control, he added.
Japan commits $2 million in aid for Pakistan’s climate-affected communities
DPO Gandapur said that the deceased and injured belonged to the same family, adding that five bodies have been brought to Kot Najibullah hospital while three were brought to the trauma centre.
Comments are closed, but trackbacks and pingbacks are open.