World News | 1 Killed, Several Injured in Factory Fire in Pakistan's Punjab

Islamabad [Pakistan], October 22 (ANI): One person was killed and several others injured after a fire erupted in a beverage factory in Pakistan's east Punjab province, according to a report.

The fire was caused by the explosion of the factory's boiler due to some technical fault on Thursday, Xinhua News reported.

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The deceased person was a passer-by whereas the injured were the factory's staff including its manager, it added.

The injured people were shifted to a nearby hospital. (ANI)

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