Woman killed in Mingora explosion

MINGORA: A woman was killed and six others were injured when gas leakage in a house led to an explosion in Mingora Tuesday, Geo News reported Tuesday.According to sources, a woman who had come to...

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Woman killed in Mingora explosion
MINGORA: A woman was killed and six others were injured when gas leakage in a house led to an explosion in Mingora Tuesday, Geo News reported Tuesday.

According to sources, a woman who had come to visit the residents of a house in Makan Bagh area of Mingora was killed when apparently gas leakage caused an explosion. As a result of the blast, four other women and two children were also wounded who were shifted to Sedo Sharif Hospital.

The blast was so intense that the roof of the house came down, causing immense damage.

DPO Swat Gul Afzal Afridi told that the incident occurred due to gas leakage in the house, however, further investigations are underway.