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Published 11 Apr, 2016 06:37am

Man killed as gas cylinder explodes in Gujranwala

GUJRANWALA: A man was killed while another person and his two sons sustained serious injuries on Sunday after a gas cylinder exploded in an ice factory in Darwaishpura, Kamoki.

Reports said the blast was so powerful that the roof of the factory collapsed.

Consequently, neighbor Shaukat Ali died while factory owner Javed and his sons Awais and Waqas suffered critical injuries.

The rescuers shifted the injured to hospitals in Kamoki and Gujranwala in critical condition.

Published in Dawn, April 11th, 2016

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