World News | 7 Killed in Separate Fire Incidents in Pakistan
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Five people, including two women, died of suffocation after a fire erupted in their house in Pakistan's Karachi, local media reported on Thursday.
Karachi [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): Five people, including two women, died of suffocation after a fire erupted in their house in Pakistan's Karachi, local media reported on Thursday.
Geo News reported that the incident took place at a three-story building located on Miran Shah Road of Karachi, according to the fire brigade officials.
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Meanwhile, in another incident, three people were killed while two others sustained injuries after an explosion occurred in one of the plants of the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF), the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, reported Geo TV.
As per the military's media wing, the explosion occurred due to a technical fault. The injured have been shifted to a hospital.
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The ISPR added that the technical emergency response team at the POF -- which is a major firearm, defence contractor, and military corporation headquartered in Wah Cantt -- has cleared the accidental site and the situation is under control.
The windows of nearby buildings were shattered by the intensity of the blast, Geo News had earlier reported, citing sources within the police. (ANI)
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