Two people suffered burn injuries in separate incidents of cylinder explosion in the city on Thursday. A 25-year-old man, Izhar, was injured when a gas cylinder exploded in a hotel in Gulshan-e-Hadeed. Rescuers transported the injured to the burns ward of the Civil Hospital for medical treatment. Police said the explosion took place due to a leakage in the cylinder.
In another gas cylinder explosion, 30-year-old Gulnaz was injured at her house in Landhi’s Qazzafi Town. Police said the victim was cooking food when the cylinder exploded apparently due to gas leakage.