AT least 11 people including four children have been injured in two separate incidents of explosion due to leaking gas in the past week.

In the first incident, eight people, including four children, were injured in a barber’s shop in the South Cantonment area. In the second incident, three people were injured in an explosion due to gas leakage in a cellphone shop in Taj Bagh area.

It is the Punjab government and city government’s responsibility to ensure the safety of the citizens of Lahore.

Shameem

Lahore

Published in Dawn, July 16th, 2018

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