KARACHI: Ceiling of a chemical tank of a private company was blown off near oil installations in Keamari area on Tuesday evening, causing panic in nearby areas, KPT Fire Station sources said.

A fire extinguishing officer said excessive gas in the chemical tank of Home Protect International Company (HPI) located on Plot No 45 near PSO terminal-C, generated the huge blast.

The resultant spill of chemical caused an inferno and spread chaos in the nearby areas, he said and added that fire tenders controlled the fire by using foam.

He said no one was injured in the incident.

LAHORE: Two laborers died after receiving serious burn injuries when a fire erupted in a paint manufacturing factory on Bund Road in Sanda police precincts on Tuesday.

The two labourers were identified as Manzoor Ahmed, 60, a resident of Kotlakhpat and Abdul Qayyum, 45, a resident of Township area. The police said that both Manzoor and Abdul Qayyum were working in a local paint manufacturing unit owned by Sana Ullah. The aforesaid unit was located near Double Sarkan in the Gulshan Ravi area.

On Tuesday, the laborers were working at the unit and performing routine work when chemical placed near them caught fire due to short circuit. Soon, flames of fire engulfed the two laborers besides reducing chemical and other valuables to ashes. As a result, two labourers sustained serious burn injuries. Meanwhile, other workers informed Edhi and Rescue officials, who after reaching the scene, pulled two labourers out and shifted them to the the Mayo Hospital for medical aid where they succumbed to injuries.

LAHORE: 
Two children were killed and five people suffered serious injuries in a mysterious cylinder explosion and chemical fire at a makeshift factory in a residential area in Ferozewala on Friday.
The incident occurred at the Azeem Mughal Varnish Factory, which is located amidst residential houses in Vandala Pull near Nazeer Colony. Later, residents of the neighbourhood urged the police to prevent such factories operating near their homes.
Rescue 1122 officials said they were investigating whether chemicals stored at the factory caught fire, resulting in the cylinder blast, or whether the gas cylinder explosion caused the chemicals to catch fire.

Gas truck accidental explosion kills 18, wounds 40

A truck carrying chemicals accidentally exploded on Monday in southern Pakistan after pressure built up in its storage tank, killing 18 people and wounding 40, police said.

Hundreds of people rushed to the truck depot in Hyderabad city to search through the rubble of destroyed shops for dead and wounded, local television footage showed.

Authorities ruled out militarism and determined the blast occurred from a pressure build-up, said the senior police official in Hyderabad.

The truck was carrying 30-thousand litres (7,925 gallons) of "thinner," said the police chief in Sindh province where Hyderabad is located.

KARAHCI: Deadly fire has broken out in a chemical storeroom located in Mehmoodabad locality in Karachi, which has prompted rescue efforts at an intensive level.
As many as 14 fire tenders have been dispatched to area which are taking part in rescue work along with local people of the area.
The fire is raging aggressively, said fire brigade sources terming the fire as of 3rd category.
The deadly blazes have also left roof of chemical stockroom collapsed, meanwhile, the fire is on way to engulf closely situated buildings which are being evacuated, sources said.
The electricity supply in the area has broken down, witnesses told reporters adding that a few nearby houses have also come on fire.