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At least 20 injured in Peshawar gas cylinder explosion
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- Web Desk
- Jan 15, 2024

ESHAWAR: At least 20 people were injured when a gas cylinder exploded on Monday in a shop on Kabootar Chowk near Ring Road Peshawar.
Rescue authorities promptly reached the site of explosion and shifted the injured to a local hospital.
The cause of the explosion could not be ascertained immediately.
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Similarly, a fire broke out in a private hospital located near the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar on January 14. The fire was put out after two hours. No injuries were reported, however.
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Last year in December, a gas cylinder exploded in Karachi’s Machar Colony, leaving one dead and injuring seven others.
