Nine people, including women and children, were injured in a fire that broke out in a van while refuelling at an LPG filling station in Karachi’s Landhi area on Sunday, Express News reported.
The incident occurred at the LPG shop close to Shah Latif’s Bhains Colony turn, where a van, filled with passengers, caught fire during the gas refuelling process. Emergency services, including police, Rangers, and the fire brigade, rushed to the scene upon receiving reports of the fire.
According to rescue teams, the fire brigade attempted to control the blaze, but the vehicle was completely destroyed in the process. The injured were quickly transported by ambulance to the Burns Ward at Civil Hospital for treatment.
The victims have been identified as 50-year-old Amir Bakhsh, 35-year-old Wazir, 18-year-old Hafeez, 25-year-old Maria, 30-year-old Duniya, 5-year-old Yasira, 10-year-old Tasbeeh, 7-year-old Azra, and 2-year-old Sarah, according to the Karachi Police spokesperson.
Family member Akbar Ali explained that the affected family, travelling from Tando Adam to Karachi’s Quaidabad Kala Pani area, had stopped to refuel at the LPG station when the fire suddenly broke out.
