Law enforcers and rescuers at the site of the explosion on Tuesday evening. INP
KARACHI: At least eight people were killed and 30 others injured when the boiler of a New Karachi factory exploded on Tuesday destroying the infrastructure and power supply system of the densely populated neighbourhood, officials and eyewitnesses said.
The powerful blast destroyed the ground-plus-one factory structure and badly damaged two other neighbouring industrial units while shattering the windowpanes of houses in the adjoining residential block.
The officials and witnesses said that a large section of the boiler was flung into the air and landed some 250 yards away that damaged a few other industrial units in the area and also hit the residential facilities in the thickly populated neighbourhood.
نیو کراچی: کولڈ اسٹوریج دھماکا، ہلاکتیں 9 ہوگئیں
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8 killed, 16 wounded in explosion at Karachi factory ANI | Updated: Dec 23, 2020 01:46 IST
Karachi [Pakistan], December 23 (ANI): At least eight people have been killed and 16 others wounded in a blast inside a boiler room within a factory in New Karachi Industrial Area on Tuesday, police and local government officials said.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Moeenuddin, the incident took place inside an ice and cold storage factory, Geo News reported.
He said seven people were at work inside the factory when the blast occurred.
DSP Moeenuddin said that the building has been destroyed and nearby factories have also been considerably damaged. He said many people are likely buried underneath the factory s rubble.
Eight dead, at least 16 injured in explosion at New Karachi ice factory
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Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
A view of the boiler blast site in New Karachi Industrial area, on December 22, 2020. INP photo by S Akber
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Eight people died and at least 16 were injured in an explosion inside a boiler room within a factory in New Karachi Industrial Area on Tuesday, police and local government officials said.