Lahore shop hit by cylinder explosion
No causality reported as a cylinder blast occurred in Saddar Cantt area
A screen grab of the video when a couple of shops caught fire due to cylinder blast. PHOTO: EXPRESS NEWS
A gas cylinder explosion has occurred in a shop near Chaman Ice Cream in Lahore’s Saddar Bazaar Cantt, emergency services have confirmed.
Rescue 1122 teams and emergency vehicles are at the scene, working to control the fire. There are no reports of casualties so far, but the number of injured remains unknown.
Police have also arrived at the site to investigate the cause of the explosion.
This is a developing story. More updates to follow.