KARACHI: One person was killed and five injured when the CNG cylinder of a public bus exploded on the Abul Hasan Ispahani Road on Sunday, reported Express News.
According to police and rescue officials, the bus was filling gas at a CNG station when the blast occurred.
Around 10 people were on board the bus.
The CNG station has been cordoned off while the bus is being escorted to the police station for investigations.
CNG cylinders in vehicles have been the cause of several explosions in the past, taking scores of lives across the country.
The last cylinder blast in Karachi was reported in September which resulted in the death of a 10-year-old boy and injured six people.
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See the condition of Bus, it looks, very old, and never inspected by any authority, for fitness test. Where we go to take fuel for our Cars, no place is safe
Where is the regulatory authority in this regard?
There is no place in the entire Karachi or even in Sindh where vehicle owners can go and get their CNG kits throughly checked, except one which is in Korangi Creek and monitored by the Government of Pakistan.
It is very unfortunate that people are killed in Karachi for one reason or the other, but the Government cannot protect the precious human lives of Pakistani citizens.