KHUZDAR: A woman and her two daughters were burnt to death in a gas cylinder explosion in Khuzdar town on Saturday.

Police said the cylinder exploded in the house of Zulfiqar Qambrani in the Mangalabad area, a locality on the outskirts of Khuzdar town.

Mr Qambrani’s wife and two daughters, who were severely burnt, were initially shifted to the district hospital in Khuzdar.

However, while being shifted to Karachi for specialised treatment, the mother and her two daughters succumbed to their injuries.

Published in Dawn, November 20th, 2023

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