THARPARKAR (Sindh) (Kashmir English): The death toll from an oxygen cylinder blast in a parked ambulance at a basic health unit (BHU) Plus facility in Sindh’s Tharparkar has risen to eight after one of the injured died while being taken to Mithi, rescue officials said.
According to rescue officials, the ambulance, operated by the People’s Primary Healthcare Initiative (PPHI), caught fire while staff were changing its oxygen cylinder.
Assistant Commissioner Nagarparkar, Erum Karim Narejo said the ambulance was parked at the health facility when the explosion occurred.
Hospital administration said a pregnant woman was still inside the ambulance when staff began fitting the oxygen cylinder and an explosion during the process triggered fire.
Police said those killed included a PPHI dispenser, the ambulance driver, a watchman and another employee.
The victims also included a pregnant woman and two attendants, according to initial information shared by rescue officials.
According to Police, two midwives and a female attendant at the basic health centre were among the injured. The injured have been shifted to Civil Hospital Mithi for treatment.
