Four injured in cylinder blast at Rahim Yar Khan hospital

RAHIM YAR KHAN: At least four people were injured when a gas cylinder exploded at a private hospital in Rahim Yar Khan on Sunday morning, reported ARY News.

Rescue officials said the injured were shifted to Sheikh Zayed Hospital.

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The glass of the hospital’s windows was shattered by the explosion. A ward caught fire after the blast.

On December 3, a 10-year-old boy was killed and six others wounded when fire had erupted at a residential building located at Dua Chowk in New Karachi due to gas leakage.

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The cause of the incident was a cylinder explosion, which resulted in the collapse of a portion of the building.