Work hazard: Eight workers injured in boiler blast

LAHORE: Eight workers were injured after a boiler exploded at a factory located in Nishtar Colony on Tuesday. Police said that the accident had occurred at a garments factory situated near Masjid Ibrahim. “The explosion caused a fire which spread throughout the factory. Most of the labourers evacuated the building. Eight of them suffered burns. They are receiving medical treatment at a nearby hospital,” police said. A Rescue 1122 team later put out the fire.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 20^th, 2016.