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(MANEND NEWS): At least five people lost their lives while another 10 were injured on Sunday after a three-storey building located on the Grand Trunk Road in Punjab’s Jhelum collapsed due to a gas cylinder explosion, rescue officials said.
According to Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Hassan Tariq, five bodies had been recovered and shifted to the Jhelum District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital along with the 10 injured.
Tariq added that four to five people were still believed to be under the rubble and rescue efforts were under way to save them.
He said the explosion took place at around 9:45am today, following which the rescue teams “immediately responded and initiated rescue efforts”.
Tariq added that all senior doctors and staff were present at the DHQ hospital where the injured were being provided treatment while one seriously injured patient was referred to the Holy Family Hospital in Rawalpindi.
In a tweet, the Jhelum police said District Police Officer Nasir Mehmood Bajwa was supervising the rescue efforts while heavy machinery was being used to remove the debris.
Meanwhile, an “emergency” has been imposed in the District Headquarters Hospital and the entire staff and doctors have been called on duty.
A day ago, at least seven people were killed and 14 others were injured when a vehicle’s gas cylinder exploded in the Bhalwal tehsil of Punjab’s Sargodha district.
Last month, at least five, including three children, were killed and seven others were injured in three separate gas cylinder explosions across the country.