Massive blast near Pakistan’s Karachi airport leaves 2 Chinese national dead, several injured: Report

As a minimum 2 people were killed and eleven others were injured after an explosion took place near Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport airport on Sunday night, BBC reported. Per Sunrise, the injured included a foreigner and no lower than 10 vehicles parked nearby caught fire as as a results of the of the the the explosion.

“Four injured persons, including one in critical condition, have been dropped on the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical College (JPMC),” Sunrise quoted police surgeon Summaiya Syed as saying. Per Express News, the explosion took place in an oil tanker almost about the airport.

“A massive explosion ripped through an oil tanker near Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport on Sunday, spreading thick clouds of smoke across the realm,” the Express Tribune reported.

Police, Rangers, and rescue teams quickly arrived on the scene to secure the realm and assist those affected. Firefighters are currently struggling with the blaze, working to extinguish flames that engulfed nearby vehicles. The explanation for the explosion remains under investigation, as per the Express Tribune.

“Nothing used to be clear about nature of explosion at this moment,” Sunrise quoted Crime Investigation Department (CID) Director General Asif Ejaz Shaikh as saying.

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has searched for a detailed report from the police chief on the incident and directed the authorities to make certain the perfect medical treatment for the injured, the Express Tribune reported.

As per Express Tribune, Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar also ordered an investigation of the incident “from all conceivable perspectives” and likewise urged swift transfer of the wounded persons to the hospitals.