Four more victims of Noshki tanker blast succumbed to injuries in Karachi’s hospitals and the relatives of the victims have complained about lack of health facilities, reported 24NewsHD TV Channel.
Several more injured are in ICU in Quetta and Karachi and their condition was said to be critical and were in dire need of blood. The relatives have appealed to the youth of Balochistan, especially Quetta and Nushki, to donate blood for the injured.
Earlier, eight people were killed and 70 others had got injured in the blast. As many as 24 persons who had been seriously injured were shifted to Karachi via a plane and were admitted to different private hospitals. Two days ago, two of the injured, namely Tayyab Shah and Jahanzeb, had passed away during treatment.
According to Deputy Commissioner Amjad Soomro, the tanker was parked at a truck depot when it caught fire. As firefighters attempted to extinguish the blaze, the tanker exploded, leaving several of them critically injured.
Among the injured were four police officers who had been helping to evacuate nearby citizens. Many victims sustained severe burns, with some suffering burns over 70 to 80 percent of their bodies.
Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind stated that over 50 people suffered burns in the incident. “The fire was so intense it engulfed the fire brigade vehicle at the scene,” he said.