Pakistan boiler blast: 15 workers killed at glue factory; owner flees

At slightest 15 workers were killed and 7 others injured connected Friday aft a boiler exploded astatine a glue-making mill successful Faisalabad, eastbound Pakistan, authorities said. Police reported that the mill manager had been arrested, portion the proprietor fled the country soon aft the blast.The detonation occurred astatine the concern portion successful Punjab province, severely damaging the gathering and triggering a occurrence that dispersed panic crossed the neighbourhood. Local head Raja Jahangir said the origin of the blast was being investigated and confirmed that adjacent homes had besides been affected.Police authoritative Mohammad Aslam said an probe was underway to find what led to the boiler failure.

Pakistan Punjab main curate Maryam Nawaz Sharif expressed condolences to the families of the victims and directed officials to supply the champion imaginable aesculapian attraction to the injured.Industrial accidents stay communal successful Pakistan, wherever mediocre information standards often lend to fatal incidents. In 2024, a akin boiler detonation astatine a Faisalabad textile mill near a twelve workers injured. Just past week, 4 workers were killed successful a blast astatine a firecrackers mill successful Karachi.