6 injured in gas cylinder explosion in Matiari shop

MATIARI: At least six people received burn injuries after a gas cylinder explosion in a shop near Bhitt Shah Mori in district Matiari on Thursday (June 6).

Deputy Commissioner Matiari Muhammad Yousuf Shaikh and Assistant Commissioner Hala Abid Qamar promptly reached the scene to oversee rescue operations.

He informed that five individuals suffered burn injuries and were immediately shifted to the hospital. The fire caused by the explosion was brought under control

AC Mukhtiarkar Hala reached there and promptly initiated rescue efforts at the explosion site. The burns ward of the Civil Hospital Hyderabad said six injured individuals have been admitted for medical treatment.

The injured include Khuda Bux, Dilbar, Abid, Waheed Shah, Nadir and Saleh. According to the police, rickshaw drivers who went to fill gas are also among the injured.

Two of the injured are in critical condition and are being treated in the ICU ward of Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad while others had minor injuries.