Peshawar accident: Gas leakage claims two lives

PESHAWAR: Two minors were killed and five others wounded when a gas cylinder exploded in the Nauthia Qadeem area of Peshawar on Wednesday. According to the Gulbhar police, a gas explosion that occurred in a house on Jander Street claimed the lives of two three-year-olds and injured five people. Police said the explosion occurred due to a gas leakage in the room which resulted in the blast early on Wednesday as one of the family members lit a matchstick. All injured persons were shifted to the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) for treatment. According to Public Relation Officer LRH Jamil Shah, all five injured had suffered burns, but they were fortunately minor in nature.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 22^nd, 2011.