Rescue employees load a physique into an ambulance after recovering it from the rubble following a fuel explosion at an house constructing, in Karachi, Pakistan, on February 19, 2026.
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A minimum of 16 individuals, together with many kids, had been killed and 14 others injured when a suspected fuel leakage led to an explosion in a residential constructing in Pakistan’s Karachi on Thursday (February 19, 2026) morning.
“The explosion befell round 4:30 a.m. on the primary ground of the constructing positioned within the Previous Soldier Bazar space when everybody was awake for Sehri time,” police official Jamshed Asher mentioned.
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The police official mentioned that the explanation for the explosion apparently was a fuel leakage.
Attributable to fuel scarcity in Pakistan’s greatest metropolis, many households particularly in decrease revenue residential areas use liquid petroleum fuel cylinders at their houses.
Police surgeon Dr. Samaiya Syed confirmed that they’ve obtained 14 our bodies so removed from the blast web site whereas 14 injured are underneath therapy.
The explosion induced part of the constructing construction to break down because of its dilapidated situation.
“We’re nonetheless looking out by the rubble and particles to see if there are any extra our bodies or survivors,” Chief Hearth Officer Humayun Khan mentioned.
The deceased embrace at the least 9 kids aged between two and 17 whereas the injured additionally embrace seven kids.
That is the second main tragedy to happen in Karachi. Final month, a hearth broke out within the basement of the Gul Procuring Plaza, a wholesale and retail market, within the Saddar space killing at the least 79 individuals and leaving scores injured.
Printed – February 19, 2026 02:44 pm IST