Accident: Five injured in cylinder blast

FAISALABAD: Five people including three children were injured in a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder explosion in Rajana area on Saturday. The injured were identified as Nadeem, his wife Tasneem Bibi, residents of Chak 360-GB, and their children five-year-old Ahad Raza, two-year-old Ruman and seven-year-old Zeeshan. They were taken to Toba Tek Singh district headquarters (DHQ) hospital where doctors treating them described their condition as critical. According to details, the LPG cylinder in the family’s kitchen caught fire and exploded following a leak.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 27^th, 2012.