5 killed, about 25 injured from LPG blast in Pakistan's hotel
STORY: 5 killed, about 25 injured from LPG blast in Pakistan's hotel
DATELINE: July 10, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:14
LOCATION: Islamabad
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
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1. various of the debris and the rescue team
STORYLINE:
At least five people were killed and around 25 others injured on Sunday from a powerful LPG cylinder blast in a hotel in the Jhelum district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the rescue service reported.
According to the reports, the incident took place in the morning in Asghar Hotel on GT road, which resulted in the collapse of the two-story building.
Many people were trapped under the debris, said the rescue service.
Upon receiving the information, the rescue workers, police and other personnel of law enforcement agencies reached the site and carried out the rescue operation, local media reported.
The rescue operation was finished within a few hours, in which all the trapped people were rescued and shifted along with the other victims to the hospital, the rescue service said, adding th
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