Gas pipeline explosion in Gujranwala hospital leaves 4 dead
Four people were killed and 20 injured in an explosion early Sunday morning outside a private hospital in Khiyali Town, Gujranwala.
The explosion was caused when a gas pipeline burst into flames just outside a cardiac hospital on Sheikhupura Road.
The hospital's canteen manager was standing nearby and died on the spot. The explosion caused a bank building in the hospital premises to collapse.
The bank’s guard and electrician were crushed under the rubble. Their bodies were recovered early in the morning.
A patient in the hospital also passed away due to shock after hearing the loud explosion.
The injured people were rushed to the district headquarters hospital.
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