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Gas leakage explosion kills three in Quetta

QUETTA: Three people including two children died due to a gas leakage explosion in a house in Quetta’s Mariabad area on Monday.

As a result of the blast, the roof of the house collapsed which killed two children and a woman, while three children were injured as well.

Police and rescue teams reached the blast site immediately to recover survivors and shift

By GEO URDU
March 02, 2015
QUETTA: Three people including two children died due to a gas leakage explosion in a house in Quetta’s Mariabad area on Monday.

As a result of the blast, the roof of the house collapsed which killed two children and a woman, while three children were injured as well.

Police and rescue teams reached the blast site immediately to recover survivors and shift them to nearby hospitals.

A bomb disposal squad also reached the site for a detailed investigation as local residents maintained that the blast was caused by an incoming rocket fired by unknown assailants.