Daughter of couple killed in gas leak explosion sues SSGC

Seeks Rs90m in damages from gas provider

KARACHI:

A woman has filed a lawsuit against the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), seeking damages to the tune of Rs90 million for the death of her parents in to the explosion in a gas line in Orangi Town.

Advocate Usman Farooq filed separate claims on behalf of the claimant Alizeh for her father and mother in the court of the senior civil judge at the City Court through Usman Farooq Advocate.

The claim stated that SSGC was responsible for the supply of gas and maintenance of gas pipelines.

The gas line explosion occurred as a result of SSGC’s negligence.

The victims died of burn injuries while her siblings suffered serious injuries in the blast due to gas leakage from the SSGC line.

The explosion also caused major property damages.

The complaint accused the SSGC of negligence as it failed to fix the problem despite several complaints about the leakage.

The claims have been filed under the Fatal Accidents Act against the SSGC, the advocate said.

“The only breadwinner and family head died in the blast.

After the death of parents, the children are facing financial issues,” he said while holding the gas utility responsible for this situation.