News Desk: A gas leak explosion on Mari Street near Arbab Karam Khan Road in Quetta left four people, including a mother and her six-year-old daughter, severely burned on Wednesday.
The woman suffered burns to 90 percent of her body, while her daughter sustained burns to 60 percent, according to Civil Hospital officials. Both remain in critical condition.
Police and rescue teams reached the scene shortly after the explosion and shifted all four injured persons to the Civil Hospital’s Burn Unit for treatment.
Hospital authorities said the other two injured persons were discharged after receiving initial medical care.
Police attributed the explosion to a gas leak and said further investigation into the incident was underway.
