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1st LD Writethru: 8 killed, 20 injured in factory boiler blast in eastern Pakistan

Xinhua, January 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

At least eight people were killed and 20 others injured Tuesday morning in a factory boiler blast in Pakistan's eastern sub-district of Shorkot, police said.

According to police, the incident happened when a boiler exploded in the Kashmir Sugar Mill in Shorkot area of Jhang district in the country's eastern Punjab province.

Several laborers were trapped under the rubble after the roof of a room near the boiler collapsed after the explosion.

Rescue teams and police rushed to the site and pulled out the bodies and injured from the debris and shifted them to a hospital.

According to hospital sources, at least 15 injured were in critical condition because of serious burn injuries.

Police said the explosion took place due to gas leakage near the boiler.

Chief Minister of the Punjab province, Shahbaz Sharif, has sought an investigation report about the incident and ordered a complete security survey of the factory to avoid any other accident. Enditem