Ayun residents bury sixth victim of cylinder blast fire

CHITRAL: The residents of Ayun buried the sixth victim of the gas cylinder blast fire in Muldeh as the body arrived from Peshawar on Thursday.

Eight members of the family were burnt when a gas cylinder exploded in their kitchen on the evening of Sept 30.

The victims were brought to the DHQ hospital the next day but due to lack of facilities at the hospital, they were on Oct 3 shifted in ambulances to Peshawar.

At the burn centre of Hayatabad Medical Complex, six of the victims passed away one after the other.

Now Shakir Ullah and wife of his brother Manzoor are being treated at the hospital but the woman is also said to be in a critical condition.

 

Reporting: Muhkam Uddin Ayuni