An explosion at a ship breaking
yard in southwest Pakistan on Tuesday killed at least seven laborers and
wounded dozens of others, police said.
An oil tank exploded while workers were
dismantling an old ship, police official Mohammad Abdullah. Initial reports
indicated that dozens of laborers remained trapped after the blast in the
coastal town of Gadani, he said. Several other workers jumped overboard into
the sea as the fire raged, he added.
Abdullah said rescuers were transporting the
casualties to a hospital in Karachi, the capital of southern Sindh province.
Shortly after the industrial accident,
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif issued a statement expressing sorrow for
the "loss of valuable lives." He ordered authorities to expedite the
operation to rescue those stranded aboard the burning ship, and urged health
officials to provide the best possible care to those wounded.
Gadani is one of the world's largest ship
breaking yards and was established in the 1970s. Laborers are often injured
while breaking ships there, mainly due to poor safety measures.
Source: THE
ASSOCIATED PRESS. 01 November 2016
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