Unexpected Inferno: Gas explosion kills minors

Rescue sources say that a fire broke out after an explosion caused by leakage from a gas cylinder.

PESHAWAR: Two children were burnt alive and two others sustained serious burn injuries when a fire broke out in the suburban Pawaka area due to gas leakage early Wednesday morning, officials said.Residents told The Express Tribune that a fire erupted in Wajib Khan’s house during the early hours of the morning killing his sons Shahbaz and Shahzad, while his wife and eight-month-old daughter suffered serious burns. Rescue sources told The Express Tribune that a fire broke out after an explosion caused by leakage from a gas cylinder.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 12^th, 2012.