Suspected Gas Leak Kills Three Women

News Desk

Karachi: Three women were discovered dead inside a house in Gulshan-e-Iqbal’s Block 1 on Sunday, police and rescue officials confirmed.

Rescue teams also found a man in an unconscious state inside the residence.

According to an initial police statement, the deaths appear to have been caused by suffocation from a suspected gas leak, though officials said a detailed investigation is underway.

Sindh Home Minister Zia Lanjar took notice of the incident and directed the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) East to ensure a transparent inquiry.

Gas-related accidents have been reported frequently in the city. Last month, a woman critically injured in a gas leakage explosion in Karachi’s Korangi No. 6 later succumbed to her burns in hospital.

In another similar case in November, a blast triggered by a lit match in a residential flat in Ranchore Line injured a couple and their two daughters. Police attributed the explosion to accumulated gas inside the home.

Sindh Home Minister Zia Lanjar took notice of the incident and directed the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) East to ensure a transparent inquiry.

Gas-related accidents have been reported frequently in the city. Last month, a woman critically injured in a gas leakage explosion in Karachi’s Korangi No. 6 later succumbed to her burns in hospital.