Death toll in Rohri cement factory incident reaches five

Victim died at Civil Hospital, Karachi due to third degree burns, head injury

KARACHI:

Another victim injured in the Rohri cement factory blast passed away at Civil Hospital, Karachi’s burns centre on Wednesday.

Muhammad Tahir, who was said to have suffered burns on 90% of his body as well as a head injury, was put on the ventilator late Tuesday night but could not survive due to the third degree burns on his entire body, said Civil Hospital, Karachi’s Deputy Medical Superintendent Dr Shane Alam.

According to him, another victim, Shahzad, is on the ventilator and has burns on 91% of his body, while Lal Buksh, who has 70% burns, and Sameer Qazi, who has 63% burns, are also being treated at the facility.

Dr Alam told The Express Tribune that the condition of all three blast victims is not satisfactory, as most victims with more than 40% burns have chances of catching infections.

Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, along with Information Minister Nasir Hussain Shah, visited the burns centre and inquired about the patients’ health on Tuesday. The Rangers director-general also paid a visit to the hospital and inquired about the victims of the blast.

The blast occurred at a cement factory in Rohri when officials were attempting to diffuse explosives. Four men were killed on the first day.