KARACHI: Another injured of Noshki oil tanker explosion succumbed to his injuries at a Karachi hospital on Sunday.
Death toll in the deadly oil tanker blast incident at Baluchistan’s Noshki has reached to 17. Rescue officials in Karachi said that 24 seriously injured people were airlifted to the city by the Baluchistan government for medical treatment.
Dead bodies of five deceased, identified as Salman, Wazir Ahmed, Abdul Basit, Dur Muhammad and Mustafa, were earlier shifted to Sohrab Goth mortuary.
Earlier two weeks, A massive explosion occurred in a fuel truck near the truck stand in Noshki district of Balochistan on Monday, following a fire that erupted at the scene. The explosion caused severe injuries to more than 40 people, many of whom were severely burned, media reported.
According to reports, the incident took place when efforts were underway to control the fire, which had started in an oil tanker at the truck stand. Firefighting vehicles and rescue teams were dispatched to the scene, but as they were attempting to extinguish the blaze, a fire broke out in a fire truck as well.
Rescue sources confirmed that several individuals were badly burned in the explosion and were immediately rushed to hospitals for medical attention.
Hospital officials stated that after receiving initial treatment, the more critically injured individuals would be airlifted to Quetta for further care. –Agencies
