Gas leak blast at Islamabad restaurant injures 13
- By Web Desk -
- Dec 29, 2019
ISLAMABAD: At least 13 people sustained wounds after a gas leakage explosion occurred at a restaurant in Islamabad on Saturday, ARY NEWS reported.
The incident occurred when gas leakage at a local restaurant in Jinnah Supermarket area caused a blast, injuring 13 people-mostly from burn wounds- and damaging two restaurants.
According to sources, the incident occurred after the gas cylinders were placed at the backyard of the restaurant in a dangerous manner.
The rescue teams reached at the venue soon after the incident and shifted the wounded to Burns ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital in the capital for treatment.
Police authorities also reached at the spot after the blast at the market, which later turned out to be from gas leakage.
On June 23, at least two people, a woman among them, got wounded when a house collapsed after a gas blast in a Faisalabad neighbourhood on Sunday morning.
Police relayed the incident took place in Gulistan Colony where the house fell down after a loud bang which was heard far and wide, causing fear among the local residents.
Upon being informed of the incident, police and rescue teams reached the site and pulled out two people, including a woman, from under the rubble.