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1 killed, 4 injured in southern Pakistan cylinder blast

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22/02/2026

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22/02/2026

1 killed, 4 injured in southern Pakistan cylinder blast

ISLAMABAD, Feb 22, (Xinhua): At least one person was killed and four others injured in a gas explosion in Pakistan's southern Sindh province on Sunday morning, Rescue 1122 officials said.

The incident occurred in a residential building in the provincial capital Karachi. According to the statement, the explosion was caused by a gas cylinder and triggered a fire.

Rescue teams quickly brought the fire under control and carried out cooling and search operations. The injured were given initial treatment on site and shifted to a nearby hospital.