OVER the years, the country has witne-ssed several incidents involving the explosion of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders. One of the major incidents was in Hyderabad where many people had lost their lives in a blast inside a cylinder shop.

After one such incident recently in Karachi’s Federal B Area, which claimed two lives, the Sindh government had taken action against all the shops dealing with LPG cylinders illegally and without prescribed precautionary measures in place. After a month, however, all such shops have again gone back to their illegal ways. This can only happen in connivance with the area police.

I live in an apartment building in the Garden East area. There are three shops where such hazardous business is being carried out without following any standard operating procedure (SOP), posing a serious threat to human lives, especially to the residents of the apartment building.

The authorities concerned should wake up before another tragedy takes place.

Aziz Ali Shah
Karachi

Published in Dawn, November 25th, 2024