Six persons were killed and 10 others were injured in a blast that occurred in a densely populated area of Hussain Agahi Chowk Bazaar in Multan on Saturday morning. Media Co-ordinator of Rescue 1122 Muhammad Imran said that six people had so far been killed and another 10 were injured. The people who killed were identified as Tayyab (15) Dilawar (45), Aamer (22), Ashfaq (40), Attiya (18) and Raheel (22).
According to rescue sources, an explosion occurred due to the fireworks material present in a house near a school at Gur Mandi of Chowk Bazaar that killed six persons and hurt 10 others including women and children. The injured were shifted to Nishtar Hospital. Due to the blast, a building collapsed while several near-by buildings were also damaged.
CPO Amir Zulfiqar said that six people had so far been killed in this blast. Hospital authorities also confirmed the death of six persons and said that three out of 10 were in precarious condition The CPO said that building where explosion occurred was owned by Parveen Bibi and her husband. A case had already been registered against the couple for keeping fireworks material. SHO Kup police station has been suspended over poor security while departmental investigation against DSP Haram Gate Sadiq Mehdi is underway. Fire brigades were trying to control the blaze that broke out as a result of blast until the last reports.
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