QUETTA: A man and a woman died and eight others, including women and children, were injured in a blast caused by a gas leak in a house on the Airport Road here on Sunday.

According to police, a gas leakage in the house caused the blast.

Soon after receiving information about the incident, a rescue team rushed to the area and shifted the injured to a hospital.

The deceased were identified as Saifullah and Bibi Wakeela and injured as Safia Bibi, 4; Shakina Bibi, 2; Aisa Bibi, 1; Gull Afsa, 8; Mohammad Umer, 10; and Bibi Shalo, 25.

Published in Dawn, December 20th, 2021