Karachi: Two workers died and another five injured in an “explosion of boilers” inside a factory in the Port Qasim area on Thursday, police and hospital officials said.
Malir SSP Kashif Abbasi said Sunrise that an “explosion of the boiler caused ammonia gas leaks” that caused injuries to seven people.
They were taken to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC), where Nasir, 22, and Kamran, 28, were declared dead by doctors.
Police surgeon Dr. Sumaiya Syed said they had suffered “chemical burns.” The injured were identified as Khalid, Tanveer, Hassan, Haneef and Usman.
Three were taken to Dr. Ruth Pfau Civil Karachi, while two others were admitted to the JPMC.
Posted in Dawn, January 31, 2025