At least two women sustained injuries as a flywheel machine exploded at an iron rolling mill in Sher Shah on Saturday. The blast was so intense that the roof of the factory was blown up.
Earlier in the day, panic prevailed in Sher Shah after strange metal pieces fell from the sky. It was later confirmed that the pieces were parts of the exploded flywheel machine.
According to eyewitnesses, metal parts from the flywheel machine after fell in three areas, including Pak Colony, of Sher Shah, after which heavy iron objects sank into the ground. They added that graves at Mayo Shah Cemetery and roofs of three houses were damaged by the flying metal pieces.
The police gathered the metal pieces and sought assistance from a bomb disposal squad (BDS).
WITH ADDITIONAL INPUT FROM DNA
Published in The Express Tribune, April 4th, 2021.
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