At least 11 people were killed in Pakistan while over a dozen were injured in an explosion that shook the southern port city of Karachi on Saturday, police and health officials said.<\/p>\n
The explosion occurred outside a building in an industrial district of the city, which serves as the country’s commercial capital, causing the roof and walls to collapse.<\/p>\n
Sabir Memon, an official at the Civil Hospital in Karachi told reporters that nine bodies were brought to the hospital, whereas another two succumbed to their injuries during treatment.<\/p>\n
All 13 people being treated for injuries are in critical condition, he added.<\/p>\n
According to the initial investigations, the police said, the blast is believed to be the result of leakage in a nearby gas pipeline. Further investigations to ascertain the cause are underway, the police added.<\/p>\n
Footage aired on local broadcaster Geo TV showed rescuers scrambling amid the rubble to pull out bodies and injured, taking them to nearby ambulances.<\/p>\n
Rescuers fear that more of the bodies or injured may be trapped under the rubble.<\/p>\n
Source: Anadolu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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