
Eight Family Members Killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Gas Pipeline Explosion
A gas pipeline explosion occurred at the Hattar Industrial Estate in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday.
The explosion led to the deaths of eight members of one family.
Five additional members of the same family sustained injuries in the blast.
Haripur District Police Officer Shafiullah Gandapur confirmed the information about the casualties.
Gandapur said that the eight killed and the five injured all belonged to the same family.
He said rescue teams from five districts arrived at the scene.
The teams from the five districts worked to control the fire that resulted from the gas pipeline explosion.
After the fire was controlled the bodies were removed from the site.
Five of the bodies were shifted to the Kot Najibullah Hospital.
Three of the bodies were shifted to the Trauma Center.
The police officer did not specify the condition of the injured.
The condition of the injured has not been clearly confirmed.
The incident took place at the Hattar Industrial Estate.
The estate is in Haripur district.
The police officer is the district police officer for Haripur.
The response to the incident included the multi district emergency services.
This is what has been reported about the number of people killed and injured in the gas pipeline explosion.
The fire was controlled by the rescue teams.
The bodies were taken to the hospitals named.
No other details have been made available at this time.
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