Man suffers burns in cylinder shop fire

A man was wounded in an incident of fire at a gas cylinder shop in Chota Sanda area on Wednesday. As per details, the fire broke out in the shop all of sudden and immediately gained degrees due to the presence of highly explosive gaseous material in the stacked cylinders.

Nearby people immediately called the rescue services on the spot before the flames got high enough to reach the adjacent electricity transformer. Fire fighters reached the spot on information, contained and doused the fire. They also shifted the burn victim to the hospital for treatment.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 17^th, 2020.