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Gas cylinder explosion kills 3 children in Rawalpindi

Two critically injured, shifted to a nearby hospital

Web Desk February 01, 2015

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Two critically injured, shifted to a nearby hospital. STOCK IMAGE

RAWALPINDI: At least three children were killed when a gas cylinder exploded in Rawalpindi’s People's Colony, Express News reported on Sunday.

Two others were also critically injured and were shifted to a nearby hospital.

As many as six people were also injured when a gas cylinder exploded in a hotel in Bahawalpur on January 29. A Rescue 1122 spokesperson confirmed the cylinder exploded after someone lit a match close by.

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