At least two people have been killed and 33 others injured in a massive explosion inside a warehouse near Karachi’s Taj Medical Complex, media reports said on Friday.
Police surgeon Dr. Summaiya Syed told Dawn.com that 20 injured people were taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, including two in critical condition.
Fourteen others were shifted to the trauma centre at Civil Hospital Karachi, where two were also in critical condition.
Later, Dr. Syed confirmed that the body of a 16-year-old was recovered from the top floor of the warehouse. Rescue 1122 also confirmed the retrieval.
She further reported that one of the critically injured patients had succumbed to his injuries.
Rescue 1122 spokesperson Hassaanul Haseeb Khan said the explosion occurred in a three-storey building near Taj Medical Complex in Saddar. Families lived on the upper floors, while the facility was located in the basement.
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