KASUR: Three people suffered critical burns as a cylinder exploded while liquefied petroleum gas decanting at a shop here on Saturday night near Khudian railway crossing in the limits of Khudian police station.

Reports said shopkeeper Samiullah along with his employees Rashid and Saqib was decanting gas at his rented shop when one of the cylinders exploded, leaving them injured.

Rescue 1122 rushed the injured to the DHQ hospital.

The roof of the shop also collapsed due to the explosion besides partial damage to other shops.

Published in Dawn, April 5th, 2020

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