Man succumbs to burns

Published April 27, 2007

TOBA TEK SINGH, April 26: A man who had received burns in a fire which allegedly erupted because of attending a cell phone call at a filling station, died on Thursday.

Reportedly, Waseem Ashraf was getting filled his motorcycle at a filling station at Chak 388 JB two days ago, when his cell phone rang. As soon as he pressed a key on his set to attend the call, fire engulfed the filling machine. As a result, Waseem received serious burns and was admitted to DHQ hospital. Later, he was referred to Faisalabad Allied hospital where he died.

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