KABUL (Pajhwok): Eight members of a family have been killed and five others injured in a gas pipeline explosion at the Hattar Industrial Estate in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, officials said.
Geo News Pakistan reported that the incident occurred on Thursday when a gas pipeline exploded, triggering a large fire.
Haripur District Police Officer Shafiullah Gandapur said all the victims and injured were members of the same family.
He added that five bodies were shifted to Kot Najibullah Hospital, while three others were taken to the Trauma Center.
The report said police, rescue teams, emergency services, and fire units from five districts were dispatched to the scene and worked jointly to control the fire and carry out rescue operations.
The condition of the injured has not yet been clearly confirmed.
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